Fire breaks out at rubbish plant

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Crews were called to deal with a fire at a waste treatment plant at Crymlyn Burrows near Swansea which broke out during the early hours.

The fire service was called to the Materials Recovery and Energy Centre just after midnight.

The fire was said to be deep seated in around 400 tonnes of waste material. Staff had to use diggers to get to it as fire crews used a water hose.

Firefighters left at 0250 GMT. Properties nearby were unaffected.

The plant handles waste from both Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.