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| Fire breaks out at landfill site | Fire breaks out at landfill site |
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| Black plumes of smoke from the fire were visible for miles around | |
| More than 50 firefighters have been called to a fire at a landfill site in east Cornwall. | More than 50 firefighters have been called to a fire at a landfill site in east Cornwall. |
| Cornwall Fire Service sent seven crews to the site at Lean Quarry, east of Liskeard, after the alarm was raised at about 0430 BST. | Cornwall Fire Service sent seven crews to the site at Lean Quarry, east of Liskeard, after the alarm was raised at about 0430 BST. |
| People in the nearby village of Horningtops are being told to stay inside because of concerns over burning plastic fumes and methane gas. | People in the nearby village of Horningtops are being told to stay inside because of concerns over burning plastic fumes and methane gas. |
| Black plumes of smoke are visible for miles around the site. | Black plumes of smoke are visible for miles around the site. |
| Smoke is also blowing across the A38. | Smoke is also blowing across the A38. |
| Gas extraction | Gas extraction |
| The site, privately run by the waste company Viridor, takes industrial and domestic waste from Plymouth and Cornwall. | The site, privately run by the waste company Viridor, takes industrial and domestic waste from Plymouth and Cornwall. |
| Emergency crews from Devon were also called to the scene. | Emergency crews from Devon were also called to the scene. |
| Firefighters said there was a considerable risk from methane, a gas that builds up naturally in landfill sites, and were monitoring the situation closely. | Firefighters said there was a considerable risk from methane, a gas that builds up naturally in landfill sites, and were monitoring the situation closely. |
| Viridor site manager Terry Farrant said the site's full-time methane extraction equipment was still being used to remove gas, but that it might have to be shut down if the fire got any closer to any pumps. | Viridor site manager Terry Farrant said the site's full-time methane extraction equipment was still being used to remove gas, but that it might have to be shut down if the fire got any closer to any pumps. |
| The site has been shut as an area of about 1.5 hectares of waste is burning, he added. | The site has been shut as an area of about 1.5 hectares of waste is burning, he added. |
| A number of small bangs have been heard by site staff. They were believed to be aerosol cans exploding, Mr Farrant said. | A number of small bangs have been heard by site staff. They were believed to be aerosol cans exploding, Mr Farrant said. |
| The cause of the fire is not yet known. Mr Farrant added the recent hot weather may have contributed, but that was not certain. | The cause of the fire is not yet known. Mr Farrant added the recent hot weather may have contributed, but that was not certain. |
| Nearby Trewidland Primary School and Trenode Church of England School said they were not to open until 1000 BST because of the fire. |