Fire at Washington waste recycling plant
A fire has broken out in a storage container at a recycling plant. The blaze, at the Veolia waste depot on Monument Way in Washington, near Sunderland, started at about 07:15 BST on Thursday. Group manager Dale Howey from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said a "bund" at the site caught fire and set light to general waste and cardboard. Staff evacuated the area while 32 firefighters tackled the blaze. No injuries have been reported and investigators have been called in to determine the cause.
Mr Howey said crews were damping down and working to remove waste from the distribution site.
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