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| Fire at landfill site on Teesside | Fire at landfill site on Teesside |
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| More than 23 firefighters attended the large blaze. Photo: Stan Laundon.Fire crews have been tackling a large blaze at a landfill site on Teesside. | |
| The fire started on Sunday evening at the Seaton Meadows landfill site and firefighters said it could take "some time" to bring it under control. | The fire started on Sunday evening at the Seaton Meadows landfill site and firefighters said it could take "some time" to bring it under control. |
| They said the fire was covering an area of 200 sq m (240 sq yds) but that there were no injuries reported. | They said the fire was covering an area of 200 sq m (240 sq yds) but that there were no injuries reported. |
| Fire station manager Ralph Nicholson said there was no evidence of anything toxic at the site and advice to locals to close windows was "precautionary". | Fire station manager Ralph Nicholson said there was no evidence of anything toxic at the site and advice to locals to close windows was "precautionary". |
| He said 23 firefighters were at the scene tackling the blaze. | He said 23 firefighters were at the scene tackling the blaze. |