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Tilbury.. Im RWE-Biomassekraftwerk Tilbury im Südosten Englands brach Montag ein Feuer im Speicher mit Tausenden Tonnen Pellets aus.

Von Jens Helmecke

27.02.2012, 19:25 Uhr

Smoke rises from Tilbury power station after a blaze as people stand nearby and a helicopter flies overhead in Tilbury, southeast England on February 27, 2012. Around 100 firefighters were battling the blaze that started early morning in a fuel storage area, a spokesman for owner RWE npower said. Opened in 1969, Tilbury previously operated as a coal-fired power station but has been converted to generate power from 100 per cent sustainable biomass until its scheduled closure at the end of 2015. AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN TALLIS — Smoke rises from Tilbury power station after a blaze as people stand nearby and a helicopter flies overhead in Tilbury, southeast England on February 27, 2012. Around 100 firefighters were battling the blaze that started early morning in a fuel storage area, a spokesman for owner RWE npower said. Opened in 1969, Tilbury previously operated as a coal-fired power station but has been converted to generate power from 100 per cent sustainable biomass until its scheduled closure at the end of 2015. AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN TALLIS© AFP | AFP