UK fire crews battle huge blaze at scrap metal recycling centre
In the UK, fire crews will continue tackling a blaze at a scrap metal recycling centre in Birmingham this morning.
More than 100 firefighters were drafted in to tackle the "severe" blaze involving 800 tonnes of mixed plastic, rubber and metal.
Power has been cut to 4,000 homes in the surrounding area as the site of the fire is underneath pylons.
White Watch hydraulic platform crews working through the night at Saltley fire pic.twitter.com/G7I8MC8OgZ
— Walsall Fire Station (@WMFSWalsall) March 30, 2016
There are also concerns about a gas main close to a nearby canal.
Crews working hard in challenging conditions in conjunction with agencies to extinguish large fire #SaltleyFire pic.twitter.com/PGDeV3WRcT
— Pete Drummond (@petedrummond666) March 30, 2016
It is believed to have been started accidentally.
