A call was made to the fire service at 5.27 yesterday afternoon, officers worked through the night and had the blaze under control at around 10 this morning. Once the blaze was eliminated officers damped down the site and left at around 11.40am.
Jeremy Sharpe, spokesperson for the West Midlands fire and rescue service, told letsrecycle.com that the site had suffered a “severe” fire, with approximately 50 end of life vehicles and around 1,000 tonnes of metal involved in the blaze.
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The fire brigade said that around 50 officers and eight engines were present at the operating centre, which forms part of EMR's UK metal recycling and end of life vehicle treatment network.
According to Mr Sharpe no machinery on the site suffered any damage, with the blaze being restricted to the scrap material.
The cause of the fire is unknown, and it is unlikely to be revealed by the fire service as no investigation is expected to take place.
Mr Sharpe said: “In this instance, as the fire did not involve any buildings or people the investigation team have not visited the site. When only materials are affected the fire service will not typically investigate the incident.”
EMR was not available for comment.
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