A major fire has broken out at a waste site on the edge of Peterborough.
Four fire crews and a water carrier are currently at the scene of the fire in Eyebury Road,
Huge black plumes of smoke are billowing across the area.
🚨⚠️ If you live between the Eye and North Bank/Flag Fen areas of #Peterborough please keep doors and windows closed as smoke from a fire at a waste site in Eyebury Road is travelling in that direction. Four fire engines and a water carrier are currently at the scene. pic.twitter.com/Mu0PKgpMRB
— Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (@cambsfrs) June 3, 2023
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service issued a warning to many homes in the areas to be on alert.
“If you live between the Eye and North Bank/Flag Fen areas of Peterborough, please keep doors and windows closed,” said a spokesperson.
“Smoke from a fire at a waste site in Eyebury Road is travelling in that direction.
“Four fire engines and a water carrier are currently at the scene.”
- More details and photos to follow