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Burnham-On-Sea fire crews tackle blaze at local recycling landfill site

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Burnham-On-Sea fire crews dealt with a blaze at a local landfill recycling plant on Friday night.

Firefighters from Taunton, Bridgwater and Burnham-On-Sea were sent to the facility, at Pawlett, near Bridgwater, at just after 9.45pm.

“On arrival crews confirmed that this fire consisted of 20m x 20m of waste well alight,” says a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson.

The fire was tackled with two foam jets, two gas detection monitors and a thermal image camera.

“The cause of the fire was accidental and the incident was handed over to on-site staff,” the spokesperson added.

 

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