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Fire in industrial shredder Burial Ground Lane, Farleigh Hill, Tovil

By: Claire McWethy cmcwethy@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 00:00, 31 July 2014

Updated: 15:04, 31 July 2014

Firefighters tackled a large rubbish blaze in Tovil this afternoon.

Two crews were called to Burial Ground Lane in Farleigh Hill at 2.20pm and used water jets to fight the fire.

It started in an industrial shredder on land owned by builder Pat Burke and involves "a large quantity of rubbish".

Firefighters damp down after a blaze at a landfill site in Tovil
The fire started in an industrial shredder

Crews are working with staff at the site to remove the rubbish.

The land was being cleared of debris, but no one was working there at the time and no one had to be evacuated.

The aftermath of the fire, in Tovil
Firefighters damp down after the blaze

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