40 firefighters and six fire engines were called to tackle a fire at a waste recycling facility on Devon Street in Southwark yesterday afternoon.
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The blaze broke out in a single-storey tipping hall containing approximately 300 tonnes of waste. Emergency services were alerted at 12:31 PM, and fire crews from New Cross, Old Kent Road, Peckham, and Deptford fire stations responded swiftly.
Evacuation and Firefighting Efforts
Before firefighters arrived, around 100 people safely evacuated the site. No injuries were reported. Fire crews worked throughout the day to extinguish deep-seated pockets of fire, with assistance from site staff using shovel loaders to remove piles of smouldering waste.
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