BREAKING | Explosion at industrial unit is heard in Forest of Dean and south Herefordshire - Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News & Information

An explosion at an industrial unit in the Forest of Dean has shook parts of south Herefordshire this evening.

Emergency services have been called to the large fire in the Forest of Dean, not too far from Ross-on-Wye.

Our colleagues @ForestPolice have closed the #A4136 at #Longhope assisting @Glosfire with a #fire at the old Richard Read transport depot. Road closures are in place & will be for the foreseeable – log 506 – 01/06/21 refs. pic.twitter.com/a8eEYF6gAO
— Glos Police Specialist Ops (@GlosPolSpecOps) June 1, 2021

#bbcpointswest Major explosion and fire at the old Richard Read's site in Longhope tonight! pic.twitter.com/5ISq2sF8Kp
— Angela C (@Bonzosma) June 1, 2021