Residents have described hearing loud bangs and explosions after a huge industrial fire broke out at a recycling centre.<br /><br />Essex Fire and Rescue were first called to Hovefields Avenue in Basildon, Essex at 1.15am today (Sep 14) and found warehouses and 15 vehicles fully alight.<br /><br />Residents reported hearing "loud bangs" from the scene and smoke could be seen billowing across the A127 - while some said they could see it from neighbouring Kent.<br />
