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英國梅德韋工廠發生巨大爆炸　蘑菇雲狀火球直滾上天

陳品潔 2020年09月05日 11:00:00

英國當地時間9月4日凌晨4點30分左右，肯特郡梅德韋（Medway）一座工廠發生巨大爆炸，現場濃煙密布，甚至有「蘑菇雲形狀」的火球直撲上天，烈火已燃燒數小時，並有越演越烈的趨勢，已有10輛消防車前往撲滅。

當地消防單位發言人表示：「建議居住或工作在大火附近的人員緊閉門窗，以防火災產生的濃煙進入」。中國媒體《環球網》更報導，目擊者稱爆炸工廠的倉庫存有數千枚彈藥和燃料，消防人員已被要求撤離現場。

Huge fire after explosion #Medway- Massive Explosion in Uk in a chemical Factory pic.twitter.com/OP2azCB19w

— Utkarsh Singh (@utkarshs88) September 4, 2020

Controlled explosion for grenade fished from the River Medway near Maidstone https://t.co/JzJUtYbrFF #UXO #EOD @Kent_Online pic.twitter.com/BDWhYiRWgn

— ZeticaUXO (@ZeticaUXO) May 9, 2019

Residents of #Medway, England, witnessed a massive #Explosion at an industrial building sent mushroom clouds towering above their homes. @kentfirerescue pic.twitter.com/Y4prBXlbhB

— Utkarsh Singh (@utkarshs88) September 4, 2020

HOO: Residents of Medway were woken by massive explosions after an industrial building caught fire on Vicarage Lane in Hoo near Rochester around 4:00am this morning. People living nearby were evacuated by Police. KFRS say that no casualties have been reported. Vid Phil Goodwin. pic.twitter.com/XydHMebkXE

— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) September 4, 2020

外媒報導指出，梅德韋已發生二起火災，另一起更在梅德韋西街31號的民宅也傳出火災消息，起火原因為太陽能板、電源線長期間過熱引起悶燒，進而引發火勢，大火燒毀了屋頂與閣樓。

We would like to make residents aware that there is currently a planned and controlled fire taking place at 31 West Street. @Medwayfire pic.twitter.com/WqLKk0dV1Q

— Town of Medway (@TownofMedway) September 3, 2020