Firefighters were called to TJ Waste & Recycling in Portsmouth at around 6.30am on Saturday. The blaze sent thick black smoke across the M275.
Firefighters were called to TJ Waste & Recycling in Tipner at around 6.30am on Saturday, July 6. Hampshire Police say they've had to close the motorway twice due to thick black smoke on the carriageway because of an ongoing fire at a waste and recycling facility on Tipner Lane.However the smoke has now once again been deemed too thick for the road to be safe to use at the current time.
The M275 is currently closed in all directions and closures are in place from Mile End Road and Rudmore roundabout in Portsmouth. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and make alternative travel arrangements while emergency services deal with the incident. A spokesperson for TJ Waste & Recycling said: "We are grateful to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue for attendance following reports from the public of smoke coming from our Portsmouth materials recovery facility at Tipner in the early hours of this morning."The seat of the fire, which has damaged the building, was in a sorting bay of non-hazardous domestic and commercial waste materials.
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