More than 15 fire engines have been called to tackle a major fire at a Smurfit Kappa facility in Birmingham.
Around 10,000 tonnes of paper has caught fire at the recycled packaging mill at Nechells.
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The blaze has been tackled by 100 firefighters to have managed to contain the fire to the seven-acre site.
West Midlands Fire Service station commander Mal Fellows said: “It’s been particularly difficult due to the high winds and the size of the site.
“We’re pretty sure we’ve actually contained this within the boundary. There is a good fire plan at Kappa but we’ve put crews in place to stop the fire spreading.”
Picture courtesy of West Midlands Fire Service.
