Blaze on huge bulk carrier at UK dock sends smoke into sky

A bulk carrier burst into flames at Albert Dock in Hull sending a thick cloud of smoke billowing into the city centre.

Photos circulated in the media show smoke filling the sky after the vessel caught fire at approximately 10.35am on Friday, June 27.

In the early hours of June 27, the Humberside Police and the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service announced in their social media that they were alerted to a bulk cargo vessel that had caught fire at Albert Dock (Northside), Hull.

One post from the Humberside Police said: “Emergency services are currently in attendance at Albert Dock in Hull following reports of a ship on fire at approximately 10.35am today (Friday, 27 June).”

The Humberside Fire and Rescue Service immediately responded to the fire as firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze on the ship alongside port authorities and emergency service partners.

The fire service had five fire engines and an aerial ladder platform at the scene.

A number of roads were closed earlier, including English Street, Wellington Street, Humber Dock, Kingston Retail Park, The