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Tyre blaze on industrial estate Tyre blaze on industrial estate
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Firefighters have spent the night dealing with a blaze which, at one point, burned fiercely on a south Wales industrial estate. Firefighters have spent the night dealing with a fierce blaze on a south Wales industrial estate.
Industrial units and a large amount of tyres were alight when firefighters arrived at the site in Llandow near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.Industrial units and a large amount of tyres were alight when firefighters arrived at the site in Llandow near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.
At one stage 15 crews were brought in to help put out the flames. At one stage 15 crews were drafted in to help control the blaze which is said to be gradually burning itself out.
No-one was injured and investigators are now trying to find out how the blaze started. No-one was injured and investigators are now trying to find out how the fire started.
Gwyn Jones, divisional commander with South Wales Fire Service, said on Tuesday morning that two appliances and 11 firefighters were still at the scene. Speaking on Tuesday morning, Gwyn Jones, divisional commander with South Wales Fire Service, said that two appliances and 11 firefighters were still at the scene.
Mr Jones said the smoke has reduced and the fire is burning itself out. Mr Jones said the smoke had reduced and that the fire was gradually burning itself out.
Black smoke
The blaze, which covered an area of around 100 square metres, broke out shortly after 1800 BST on Monday.
Andy Marles, the fire service's deputy chief officer, described the hazards faced by crews sent to fight the blaze on Monday night once they were sure no-one was trapped.
"Tyres are a particular hazard for us because they're quite difficult to put out," he explained.
"There is a range of other concerns for us there - things like cylinders of gases because it is industrial premises so we're having to operate in defensive mode, standing back and bringing water in bowsers.
Guy Davies, chairman of the tenants' association on the estate, said there was "a lot of black smoke hundreds of feet in the air".
"At one time the major concern was it was spreading towards the BP storage depot which is on the site where they store huge quantities of liquefied gas."