Crews remain at scene of recycling plant blaze
Around 30 firefighters are still at the scene of a blaze at a recycling plant in Birmingham.
West Midlands Fire Service declared a major incident at the Smurfit Kappa site in Nechells on Sunday evening.
Work is continuing today, with five fire engines, an aerial platform and a high volume water pumping unit still at the location.
About 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard were on fire when the blaze was at its height.
Smurfitt Kappa said the fire broke out at an adjacent premises, with embers carried by winds to its recovered fibre yard.
The paper mill itself was unaffected.
