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A huge fire has torn through an industrial building near Rochester in Kent after a big, big explosion. Onlookers reported a mushroom cloud and secondary explosion at the scene in Hoo as firefighters continued to battle the blaze. A former Royal Engineer who lives nearby said it reminded him of gas explosions he saw while in the army. Firefighters were called to the scene in Vicarage Lane in Hoo at 4. 30am on Friday, where flames and a plume of black smoke could be seen. Members of the public were being asked to avoid the area. Video on social media shows huge flames from the blaze lighting up the night sky, while people posting online talked of an explosion. The fire continued to burn into Friday morning and at one point a billowing mushroom cloud of smoke could seen rising up into the sky. Joe Discipline, who lives nearby, told PA Media: Around 4/4. 30am a huge explosion shook the house and windows. I jumped out of bed to see the sky was orange. There was then a second explosion, just as big, and thats when I started to record. As the blaze burned, a huge plume of thick black smoke billowed hundreds of feet into the air, prompting the fire service to tell nearby members of the public to close windows and doors. Gas cylinders were involved in the blaze. No casualties have yet been reported, the fire service said. Paul, 60, who chose not to give his second name, lives on St Marys Island, across the River Medway from the fire. He awoke and watched the fire from about 5am. I heard cracking and things exploding, so then started to video it then all of a sudden, boom, it was a big, big explosion, the sales manager told PA Media. I was thinking, is it going to be like Beirut? At the end of the day, you see the mushroom cloud, then there might have been a secondary explosion which was even bigger, so I was just a little bit worried. It was eventful to wake up to, thats for sure. A former Royal Engineer, Paul