EXPLOSIONS have been heard at the scene of a huge fire near homes in West Yorkshire tonight.
Residents of Wakefield have been urged to keep their windows closed while the fire rages.
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A huge blaze has destroyed two businesses at a Wakefield industrial estate Credit: Ben Lack/YappApp 2
Residents more than two-and-a-half miles away have reported spotting smoke pouring from the site Credit: Ben Lack
The blaze has destroyed two buildings on an industrial site.
A plume of thick dark smoke can be seen for miles around.
Around 80 firefighters are currently battling the inferno off Dale Street in Ossett.
A warehouse has been completely gutted by the flames, reports YorkshireLive.
Calls were made to the emergency services just before 8.20pm.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed two businesses - a car workshop and a concrete factory - have been affected so far.
Roads around the site have been closed off and crews from 13 fire stations in the area are trying to extinguish the fire.
Residents have been warned to keep doors and windows closed.
The fire service also says there could be power cuts to properties nearby.
Jacklyn Ellis, who lives in a home cloze to the site, told the publication she was putting her baby to bed when she spotted flames.
"I'm scared for anyone close by and hope everyone stays safe and smart," she said.
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"People are still driving down the road, over the fire hoses to just be turned around."
One local said she'd heard the sound of "fireworks" before realising the industrial estate was ablaze.
Another who lives almost two-and-a-half miles from the site said she could see smoke.