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Fire at landfill site on Teesside Fire at landfill site on Teesside
(about 1 hour later)
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. Fire crews have tackled 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 by 2120 BST firefighters said it had been brought 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 had covered an area of 200 sq m (240 sq yds) but no injuries had been 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. He said 23 firefighters had tackled the blaze.
He said 23 firefighters were at the scene tackling the blaze. Fire officials later said residents could re-open doors and windows as they had brought the situation under control.