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| Battle to control scrapyard blaze | Battle to control scrapyard blaze |
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| About 30 firefighters are battling to bring a major fire at a scrap metal merchants in Renfrew under control. | About 30 firefighters are battling to bring a major fire at a scrap metal merchants in Renfrew under control. |
| Emergency services said a massive pall of black smoke was being generated by a deep seated fire in a 30ft mountain of mangled and twisted scrap metal. | Emergency services said a massive pall of black smoke was being generated by a deep seated fire in a 30ft mountain of mangled and twisted scrap metal. |
| Heavy lifting diggers were also being used to gouge out large quantities of metal from the immediate area on fire. | Heavy lifting diggers were also being used to gouge out large quantities of metal from the immediate area on fire. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service said it was likely to take some time to extinguish the blaze. | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service said it was likely to take some time to extinguish the blaze. |
| Smoke from the fire could be seen drifting all the way into Glasgow. | Smoke from the fire could be seen drifting all the way into Glasgow. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7496642.stm">Your Pictures: Scrapyard fire A spokesman for Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said the emergency services had been alerted at about 1430 BST and were initially hampered by the hazardous nature of the components which were ablaze. | |
| He added: "The on site heavy lifting mechanical diggers are also being used to great effect to gouge out large quantities of metal from the immediate area on fire thereby allowing the flames to be directly attacked by the firefighting resources on hand." | He added: "The on site heavy lifting mechanical diggers are also being used to great effect to gouge out large quantities of metal from the immediate area on fire thereby allowing the flames to be directly attacked by the firefighting resources on hand." |
| The spokesman said that while people should not be concerned about the effects of drifting smoke, they should keep doors and windows closed until it passed. | The spokesman said that while people should not be concerned about the effects of drifting smoke, they should keep doors and windows closed until it passed. |
| It is thought efforts to tackle the fire could continue through the night and a tributary of the River Clyde was being used to ensure there was enough water available for the crews. | It is thought efforts to tackle the fire could continue through the night and a tributary of the River Clyde was being used to ensure there was enough water available for the crews. |