Huge factory fire sends smoke billowing across Staffordshire towns from as far Watch Video

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✓ Published: 09-May-2024

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Residents have described hearing loud explosions 'like a plane crash' or a 'bomb going off' after a huge industrial fire broke out in a Staffordshire town. <br/><br/>Emergency services descended on Cannock after the massive inferno broke out at a parcel centre at around 6am this morning (Thurs).<br/><br/>Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the air - which could be seen from as far as 20 miles away in Tamworth.<br/><br/>Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent ten fire engines to the scene near the A460 Orbital Island and evacuated local businesses.<br/><br/>Residents told how they were woken by a series of loud explosions before the area was engulfed by \