The Fire & Rescue Service is now reporting the fire as ‘under control’ and has been contained to a section of the landfill cell. Whilst 40,000 tonnes of waste had been tipped into the cell, the vast majority of this waste is unaffected by the fire.

The combined efforts of Hills site staff and the Fire Service have made significant progress in smothering the fire which will continue over the next few hours.

As a result, there will be a ‘watching brief’ overnight and the landfill site remains closed as a precautionary measure.