Thirsk recycling plant fire 'under control'
Thick smoke went up over the A19 after a fire involving 150 tonnes at a recycling plant in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
Thick smoke went up over the A19 after a fire involving 150 tonnes at a recycling plant in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
Emergency services are at the scene of a fire in Thirk. The blaze broke out at a recycling plant in Thirsk at 5am on June 9.
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