EIGHT fire crews have been fighting a major blaze at the Nantycaws recycling centre in Carmarthenshire. Huge plumed of smoke that can be seen for miles around.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed to Herald.Wales it received a call reporting the incident shortly after 3pm on Saturday afternoon, and that specialist equipment was despatched to the scene.
Carmarthenshire council said the fire was under control and no-one had been injured.
The council said the alarm was raised from the site’s materials recovery facility.
Paul Wakelin, head of operations at Cwm Environmental, who run the site, said it was working closely with the fire service.
“We do not yet know the cause of the fire and a full investigation will need to be launched,” he said.
The council said the recycling centre and the waste transfer station for the disposal of commercial waste were now closed.
It said residents who had booked an appointment between Sunday and Wednesday could instead visit one of the county’s other sites at Trostre, Wernddu or Whitland, but should bring their confirmation email.
The incident was visible on the nearby section of the A48, with a video showing a large plume of black smoke stretching across the sky.
At just after 7pm, Carmarthenshire council said the fire was under control. The blaze was in the council’s materials recovery facility, which sorts waste for recycling. The recycling centre is now closed.
The site is run by CWM Environmental Ltd. Head of Operations Paul Wakelin said: “We are working very closely with the fire service and I would like to thank them for all that they are doing. We do not yet know the cause of the fire and a full investigation will need to be launched.”
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