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| Tyre fire breaks out at Sherburn-in-Elmet recycling plant | Tyre fire breaks out at Sherburn-in-Elmet recycling plant |
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| A fire involving 1,000 tonnes of tyres at a recycling plant has sent a plume of black smoke into the air and caused flights at an airfield to be grounded. | A fire involving 1,000 tonnes of tyres at a recycling plant has sent a plume of black smoke into the air and caused flights at an airfield to be grounded. |
| About 70 firefighters are tackling the fire at Newgen Recycling in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, which started at 08:40 GMT. | |
| The fire service advised residents near the Lennerton Lane plant to keep windows and doors closed. | |
| Some flights at the nearby airfield have been grounded because of smoke. | |
| Chris Stringer, chief flight instructor at Sherburn Aero Club, said: "It has cut off the eastern approach to the airfield. | Chris Stringer, chief flight instructor at Sherburn Aero Club, said: "It has cut off the eastern approach to the airfield. |
| "At the moment, it's preventing an approach on one runway. [The fire] is blowing rich, black smoke and it's intensifying by the looks of it." | "At the moment, it's preventing an approach on one runway. [The fire] is blowing rich, black smoke and it's intensifying by the looks of it." |
| Twelve schools and a children's centre have been advised to keep staff and pupils inside, a North Yorkshire County Council spokeswoman said. | |
| She added: "There will be further advice to schools as the day goes on. More schools and children's centres may be contacted depending on the wind direction." | |
| Environment Agency officers are at the scene to help minimise the impact on the air and water. |