Nobody injured in '˜explosion' at Rotherham steel plant

Nobody was injured in an '˜explosion'Â at a Rotherham steel plant last night, with the incident described as a '˜false alarm' by firefighters called out to the scene.

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Nov 2018, 07:31 BST

Updated 22nd Nov 2018, 07:34 BST

Rotherham residents took to social media last night to report sounds of an '˜explosion'Â at Liberty SpecialityÂ Steels on Alwarke Lane.

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They also dialled 999 and two fire engines were deployed to the steelÂ plant but returned back to their base after carrying out checks and establishing that the sound of the explosion was down to water mixing with molten steel during the production process.Â

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