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Firefighters tackle large landfill blaze

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Two firefighters hold a large red hose to tackle a landfill site fire. They wear breathing equipment with tanks on their back as well as yellow helmets and black overalls.Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Twenty firefighters were called a landfill site fire on Thursday night

More than 20 firefighters were called to tackle a large landfill site blaze.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the site on Pools Road in Wilburton near Witchford at 17:58 BST on Thursday.

Crews from Ely, Chatteris, Cottenham and Soham, along with a water carrier from Ramsey, attended and worked throughout the night to extinguish the fire.

Fire inspections took place throughout Friday and an investigation into the cause is ongoing.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Two firefighters watch on as fire burns at a landfill site. They wear yellow helmets and orange high-vis jackets. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Nearby residents were urged to keep their windows and doors shut on Thursday night while the fire was ongoing
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service A wider view of the smoke billowing from the landfill site. Two firefighters hose down part of the landfill site.Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
A fire service investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing

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