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The fire service is continuing to attend a major blaze at a recycling plant outside Londonderry. | The fire service is continuing to attend a major blaze at a recycling plant outside Londonderry. |
The fire service said it first received reports of the fire at City Industrial Waste in Campsie at 1020 GMT on Tuesday. | The fire service said it first received reports of the fire at City Industrial Waste in Campsie at 1020 GMT on Tuesday. |
Dozens of firefighters are involved in the effort to control the blaze at the site. | Dozens of firefighters are involved in the effort to control the blaze at the site. |
The Fire and Rescue Service said early indications were that it was started accidentally. | The Fire and Rescue Service said early indications were that it was started accidentally. |
Group Commander Billy Orr said that it had been a challenging operation for crews and that 500 tonnes of waste were involved in the fire. | Group Commander Billy Orr said that it had been a challenging operation for crews and that 500 tonnes of waste were involved in the fire. |
"Today with others we will look very, very closely at what the actual cause was but at this moment in time ... it is very much like an accidental fire," he said. | "Today with others we will look very, very closely at what the actual cause was but at this moment in time ... it is very much like an accidental fire," he said. |