Investigation begins after recycling warehouse fire
An investigation is under way after a huge fire at a recycling warehouse continues to cause disruption.
Roads remain closed around the Monoworld site in Rushden, where the fire took hold on Friday morning.
Northamptonshire Fire Service is telling people to stay away from the area.
Residents are being told to keep their doors and windows closed as a smoke flume is still visible over the town.
More than 24 hours since the fire on Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate was reported, firefighters are still on the scene.
Mick Berry, incident commander, said: "The roads are going to remain closed into the weekend and we'll have a presence on scene all over the weekend as well.
"The messages that we said earlier about keeping doors and windows shut still remains.
"Please do avoid the area."
Mr Berry thanked local residents for their patience during the incident.
The road closures still in force on Saturday morning were the A45 slip roads on to and off Northampton Road, Ditchford Road and Masefield Drive.
Some parts of the Croyland business area were also closed off.
The Wellingborough and Rushden MP, Gen Kitchen, visited the site on Friday and said: "This was a shocking sight to wake up to this morning.
"I know local people are concerned about the impact of this fire so I was reassured by the presence of the Environment Agency at the site who have confirmed to me that they are monitoring potential pollution."
At its height, 15 fire crews, including some from neighbouring counties, were tackling the blaze and a major incident was declared.
There are no reports of any injuries.
Smoke from the site could be seen from several surrounding counties, including Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
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