Anonymous ID: c9951b April 25, 2019, 8:39 p.m. No.6318316   🗄️.is đź”—kun

 

South Wales Police said they were aware of an incident at the works and that emergency services were in attendence. The force adds that further information will be released imminently. On Twitter one local wrote: “Huge explosion in Port Talbot just woke me up, the house shook for a good while and I actually thought it was an earthquake again.”

 

Speaking to Express.co.uk, one witness said: “There have been multiple helicopters flying over and around the steel works.

 

“There are also loads of sirens which is expected.”

 

Reports on Twitter suggest that locals felt “three large bangs” coming from the site.

 

Another user wrote: “I thought another blast furnace went.

 

“I hope nobody was hurt. The steel works is the heart of this town, our workers Notre Dame.

 

“I can see the fire now.

 

“Who will rebuild this? TATA? Who will rebuild our town? We’ve been waiting for years.”

 

A third said: “Sitting in my bed around 3.30am heard three loud bangs.

 

“Opened my front door to see a cloud of red smoke followed by the smell of sulpher.

 

Another wrote: “Port Talbot, that was the loudest thing I’ve ever heard. Woke me sharply, and continued to crash as I came to.

 

“Plagued now with worry about the works. Can hear helicopters above now.

 

“Surreal, this.

 

“Hope everyone is okay.

 

https://theusposts.com/port-talbot-huge-explosion-erupts-from-welsh-tata-steelworks-the-house-shook/