Fire crews battle blaze at Suffolk scrap metal yard

Residents in the surrounding area have been advised to keep windows and doors closed. Credit: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Residents in the surrounding area have been advised to keep windows and doors closed. Credit: Suffolk Fire and Rescue

Fire crews are continuing to battle a blaze that started at a scrap metal yard.

Firefighters were called to ScrapCo on The Carrops in Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds at around 17:40 on Friday evening.

The crews stayed at the yard into the night whilst the scrap continued to burn.

A spokesperson from Suffolk fire and Rescue Service said: "A change in wind direction means that residents of Red Lodge are advised to keep windows and doors closed.

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