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Phoebe Ram

Crews still battling Nottingham Veolia fire after 24 hours

Crews are still on-site as a 200-tonne pile of rubbish continues to burn at a warehouse fire in Nottingham.

More than 24 hours on from the call, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service are "still working hard" at the Veolia waste management building in Freeth Street.

The cause has still not yet been determined and crews are expected to be there for several more hours.

Residents are being advised to keep windows and doors closed.

The fire began around 4.20pm yesterday (September 22) and witnesses reported spotting large plumes of black smoke rising over the city as the flames took hold.

There are currently still four engines at the site with an aerial ladder platform in use.

The Veolia building was evacuated and there were no injuries reported.

A spokeswoman for the fire service said: "Crews are still working hard at the fire in Freeth Street, Lady Bay.

"The cause of the fire is unknown, however around 200 tonnes of rubbish at a waste disposal facility is still burning within a warehouse.

"We have four appliances, an aerial ladder platform and a joint command support vehicle at the scene.

"Crews are working with the site waste operator to remove the rubbish from the building, to extinguish it and move it off-site which is proving to be a time-consuming process.

"We are still advising people who live nearby to keep windows and doors closed, despite the smoke being deemed as low risk.

"We were called to the scene yesterday (Tuesday 22 September) at 4.15pm, and it is expected that we will have resources on-site for several hours before we can hand this incident back over to the site operator."

Nottinghamshire Police also attended the scene and surrounding roads were closed.

Smoke could be seen from as far away as East Midlands Airport.

Some Nottinghamshire Live readers described a smell of 'burning rubber' in the area.

A Veolia spokesperson previously said, "the cause of the fire will be the subject of an immediate investigation.”

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