Orange cloud spotted over County Durham after ‘industrial accident’ | UK news

An industrial accident has led to the release of gas in County Durham, police said.

Cleveland Police said emergency services had arrived at the site of a fertiliser company in Haverton Hill, near Billingham, following reports of the incident.

Footage posted on social media showed a bright orange cloud of gas in the sky, causing concern among residents in the area.

The gas probably comes from the factory in Billingham.

One person on X wrote: “A lovely cloud of nasty looking stuff has come out of the Billingham factory and now all the alarms are going off.”

Police said the gas is now dissipating and the situation is calming down.

There are no reports of injuries to anyone and there are no off-site impacts or other risks to the public.

The Cleveland Fire Department also confirmed that they were called to the incident at around 12:28 p.m. this afternoon.

It was said that two fire engines were called to the scene and that emergency services left the scene in Haverton Hill shortly after 1 p.m.