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| Asbestos fear at Siteserv fire on Llandow Industrial Estate | Asbestos fear at Siteserv fire on Llandow Industrial Estate |
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| Police warn residents living within a two-mile radius of a "significant" blaze at a recycling plant to keep doors and windows shut amid fears asbestos could be burning. | Police warn residents living within a two-mile radius of a "significant" blaze at a recycling plant to keep doors and windows shut amid fears asbestos could be burning. |
| Officers say the fire at Siteserv on the Llandow Industrial Estate, Vale of Glamorgan, could burn for two days. | Officers say the fire at Siteserv on the Llandow Industrial Estate, Vale of Glamorgan, could burn for two days. |
| The fire broke out at 19:20 GMT on Tuesday and 45 firefighters attended. | The fire broke out at 19:20 GMT on Tuesday and 45 firefighters attended. |
| Investigators are expected at the plant on Wednesday. | Investigators are expected at the plant on Wednesday. |
| A South Wales Police spokesman said: "The premises ablaze has asbestos in the roof and, as a precautionary measure, residents within a two-mile radius, particularly in the direction of Llantwit Major and Southerndown, are requested to keep their doors and windows closed. | A South Wales Police spokesman said: "The premises ablaze has asbestos in the roof and, as a precautionary measure, residents within a two-mile radius, particularly in the direction of Llantwit Major and Southerndown, are requested to keep their doors and windows closed. |
| "The following premises in the nearby vicinity are likely to be affected and visitors and employees may experience some inconvenience as a result - Powercafe, BPLG UK, Llandow Circuit, Keyline Products, QU paving, and JWB Recycling." | "The following premises in the nearby vicinity are likely to be affected and visitors and employees may experience some inconvenience as a result - Powercafe, BPLG UK, Llandow Circuit, Keyline Products, QU paving, and JWB Recycling." |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue said it sent 12 engines and six water ladders. | South Wales Fire and Rescue said it sent 12 engines and six water ladders. |
| Scenes of crime and fire investigators are expected at the plant on Wednesday. | Scenes of crime and fire investigators are expected at the plant on Wednesday. |
| Siteserv, which employs around 200 people, was set up more than 16 years ago by brothers Nigel and Philip England. | Siteserv, which employs around 200 people, was set up more than 16 years ago by brothers Nigel and Philip England. |
| Earlier this year they were cleared at Cardiff Crown Court of illegally dumping waste in a 100m-wide (328 ft) hole at Nigel England's Pwll-y-Darren Farm near Cowbridge. | |
| Nigel, 50, and Phillip, 61, were found not guilty of 11 charges at the end of their trial in August. | |