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Thrunton carpet warehouse fire 'out in three weeks' | Thrunton carpet warehouse fire 'out in three weeks' |
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A fire that started at a Northumberland carpet recycling plant more than four months ago could be extinguished in three weeks, the council has said. | A fire that started at a Northumberland carpet recycling plant more than four months ago could be extinguished in three weeks, the council has said. |
The blaze broke out at the site in Thrunton in September, and the council now estimates that about two thirds of the burning material has been put out. | The blaze broke out at the site in Thrunton in September, and the council now estimates that about two thirds of the burning material has been put out. |
Environment Agency officials have also served an enforcement notice on the owner, Blackwater North East. | Environment Agency officials have also served an enforcement notice on the owner, Blackwater North East. |
This requires it to remove the burned debris currently outside the premises. | This requires it to remove the burned debris currently outside the premises. |
The company must then arrange for its disposal, or temporarily store it in secure containers for no longer than 12 months. | The company must then arrange for its disposal, or temporarily store it in secure containers for no longer than 12 months. |
'Good progress' | 'Good progress' |
The notice could not be served until a significant amount of material was extinguished because the regulations state the operator must be able to comply. | The notice could not be served until a significant amount of material was extinguished because the regulations state the operator must be able to comply. |
In a residents' newsletter, the multi-agency group responsible for dealing with the fire, said that the landowner was working hard on site to tackle it. | |
It added: "Progress is good and following a multi-agency site visit last week, we estimate that about two thirds of the burning material has now been extinguished. | |
"Our current best estimate is that the fire could be extinguished in about three weeks, if the current rate of progress can be maintained." | "Our current best estimate is that the fire could be extinguished in about three weeks, if the current rate of progress can be maintained." |
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