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Fifty firefighters tackle recycling centre blaze

Fire crews spent the night tackling a blaze involving 50 tonnes of shredded waste at a recycling centre.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the site in Costessey near Norwich at about 17:40 BST on Thursday.

Eight appliances and 50 firefighters were there at the height of the incident.

The service said one crew remained at the scene on Friday morning and an investigation was under way.

News imageMike Sudds The inside of a waste recycling centre where a fire has happened. Two firefighters are in the area of the building where the photograph has been taken and are holding a hose. There is a pile of rubbish and there looks to be smoke damage inside the building.Mike Sudds
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service says it was called to a waste recycling centre in Costessey at 17:37 BST
News imageMike Sudds An aerial of the waste recycling centre where fire service crews are parked up. There are firefighters on the ground and smoke is coming from one area of the building. Another part of the site looks blackened with smoke damage.Mike Sudds
The fire was said to have involved 50 tonnes of shredded waste

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