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| Crews tackle Kidderminster recycling centre blaze | Crews tackle Kidderminster recycling centre blaze |
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| A large fire has broken out at a recycling plant in Kidderminster. | A large fire has broken out at a recycling plant in Kidderminster. |
| Crews are tackling the blaze at the Lawrence Recycling building on the Vale Industrial Estate | Crews are tackling the blaze at the Lawrence Recycling building on the Vale Industrial Estate |
| Billowing clouds of smoke have led to several roads being closed in the area, West Mercia Police said. | Billowing clouds of smoke have led to several roads being closed in the area, West Mercia Police said. |
| A force spokesman said officers would assist with evacuations if necessary. In the meantime, residents living nearby have been told to keep windows and doors closed. | A force spokesman said officers would assist with evacuations if necessary. In the meantime, residents living nearby have been told to keep windows and doors closed. |
| A spokeswoman for West Mercia Police said it was possible crews would be at the scene for "several days". | |
| It is understood there was at fire at the site in December. | |
| Eighty firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in a building used to store paper and plastics before being reprocessed for recycling. |