Fierce blaze hits Midland recycling plant
A giant plume of smoke was sent towering hundreds of feet into the air after a fire at a waste plant in the Midlands.
The smoke was visible from Telford, more than 20 miles from the plant in Kidderminster.
And walkers on The Wrekin were able to see the fire from ground level and the smoke as it rose on the horizon from behind Ironbridge Power Station.
Almost 100 firefighters were called to battle the blaze at Lawrence Recycling in Stourport Road, which began at 5.20pm last night. It comes just six months after another big blaze at the site.
The fire was today under control, but hundreds of tonnes of packed cardboard and plastic continue to burn within three bays at the plant, with 35 firefighters still at the site today.
More than a mile of Stourport Road, where the recycling plant is based, was cordoned off.
Police today described the cause of the fire as "unexplained" and are warning residents to keep doors and windows closed to protect them from fumes.`
Twitter user Pete Halford posted a picture of the smoke visible from The Wrekin
