LONDON -- A huge fire at a fireworks warehouse in southern England sent explosives up to the sky amid loud bangs. 

More than 70 firefighters struggled to bring the fire at Fireworks Factory and Flower Factory in Southampton under control. 

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Hampshire Fire Service said they are likely to remain at the scene for several hours to put the fire out. 

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Footage from the scene showed fireworks exploding in the sky as black smoke billows from the warehouse.

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An area in a radius of 100 meters around the warehouse was evacuated. Nobody was in the factory at the time. 

The cause of the fire isn't not known yet. 

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