Fire fighters tackle recycling plant fire near quarry
Eighty firefighters were called to deal with a large fire at a recycling plant next to a quarry in Warwickshire involving a huge pile of wood chippings.
Crews still tackling recycling plant fire in Meriden
Fire crews are damping down a blaze at a recycling plant in Meriden in Warwickshire which broke out on Friday night.
The fire at Cornets End Lane, at A&A recycling Ltd, involves around 6000 tonnes of waste wood and chippings.
West Midlands Fire Service originally tweeted that the blaze was at the granite quarry next door to the recycling plant, but last night corrected the earlier error, after quarry operator LaFarge Tarmac issued a statement.
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