Emergency service workers were set to work through the night after a major industrial fire caused houses in a Nottinghamshire town to 'shake'.
People living near Wigwam Lane, Hucknall, also reportedly heard propane tanks and oil drums exploding as firefighters from across the county were called to the blaze at about 1.55pm on Sunday, November 14.
Residents were urged by officials to keep their windows and doors closed as plumes of smoke could be spotted from miles around.
In their latest update at 6pm yesterday, a spokesperson for the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews and our multi-agency partners will continue working throughout the night to bring the incident on Wigwam Lane, Hucknall to a close.
"We thank local residents for their support during this incident."
People living in Porchester Close, close to the scene of the fire, raised their concerns during the incident.
Keith Chaplin, 60, who was staying in Hucknall for the weekend, said: "It was quite scary, we heard that there were propane tanks and oil drums that had exploded and people were being told to stay back.
"It shook the house and the sounds coming from it were very loud, so we closed everything and stayed indoors."
"We came back from a nice day out Christmas shopping and it was a horrendous scene, we were wondering where it was when we were driving back only to find out the fire was right next us."
Mark Hand, 41, a health and safety manager who lives on Porchester Close, added: "The first bang was surprising but then the following ones worried me and were much bigger.
"There was loads of smoke bellowing and it got blacker as the fire burned.
"We were lucky that the wind was blowing the other way, and we shut our windows anyway like we were told.
"We did not know whether we were going to be evacuated or not, the third bang shook our windows at the back of the house."
And Nickla Parkes, 60, who lives on the close, said: "I just head the bangs and thought what was that, then I saw the black smoke. Then it sounded like it exploded.
"Loads of fire engines turned up after that."
