Firefighters were called to a massive blaze involving 50 tonnes household waste in Doncaster

Doncaster firefighters were called out to an incident at 10.32pm on Friday.
By Stephanie Bateman
Published 29th Mar 2021, 11:00 BST
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The fire was on Bankwood Lane in New Rossington and involved approximately 50 tonnes of general household recycling waste.

It took two and a half hours to put the blaze out and the crews left the scene at 12.51am.

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It is believed that the fire was started accidentally.

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Dearne crew attended a fire on Houghton Road in Thurnscoe at 5.25am on Friday caused by careless disposal of smoking materials into a full recycling bin.

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