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16/01/2014
1,000 Tonnes Of Tyre On Fire In North Yorkshire
One thousand tonnes of tyres are on fire in North Yorkshire, grounding flights at a nearby airfield.
Up to 70 firefighters are tackling the tyre blaze at a recycling plant in Sherburn-in-Elmert, which broke out at around 08:40 on Thursday morning.
Residents living near the plant have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed.
Thick black smoke has grounded flights at one of the runways at a nearby airfield.
(MH/IT)
Up to 70 firefighters are tackling the tyre blaze at a recycling plant in Sherburn-in-Elmert, which broke out at around 08:40 on Thursday morning.
Residents living near the plant have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed.
Thick black smoke has grounded flights at one of the runways at a nearby airfield.
(MH/IT)
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