Some 500 tonnes of rubbish caught fire at an Edmonton recycling plant (pic: LFB)
More than 70 firefighters tackled a blaze at a recycling plant where 500 tonnes of rubbish caught alight.
Crews were called to the plant, in Thornton Road, Edmonton at 10.43pm on Saturday evening (June 24).
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters from Edmonton and surrounding stations were sent to fight the blaze, which burned for more than three hours.
The fire had been extinguished by 2.19am on Sunday morning. The cause of the incident is not yet known.
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