Dozens of firefighters rush to industrial estate blaze as smoke seen for milesAround 70 firefighters are at the sceneView Image Dark smoke billows into the sky from a fire in Barking, on the Essex-London border (Image: David J/Twitter)Dozens of firefighters are at the scene of a blaze at an industrial estate on the Essex border. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling the flames at the incident on Ripple Road in Barking. Crews from Barking, Dagenham, Ilford and other surrounding stations were mobilies. Social media posts report seeing smoke from locations several miles away. Article continues belowA brief statement from London Fire Brigade said: "Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire on Ripple Road in Barking.