It's going to take overnight to tackle the fire.
Caption: Picture dated August 16th shows the fire at a scrapyard in Red Lodge,Suffolk, on Friday evening with smoke being seen over 20 miles away Nearby residents have been told to keep their windows and doors shut after a huge blaze at a scrapyard in Red Lodge, Suffolk. The fire at a metal scrapyard in Red Lodge 13 miles west of Bury St Edmunds sparked a massive emergency response at the site in Suffolk. Plumes of thick black smoke was seen billowing into the air as scrap went up in flames.
A change in wind direction means that residents of Red Lodge are advised to keep windows and doors closed. pic.twitter.com/mhrC8kPzK5— Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service August 16, 2024 People took to social media as the spotted the plume of smoke against the blue sky from the A14. Hours after the fire was first reported, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said the scrap is ‘continuing to burn.’ It said: ‘9pm – with scrap continuing to burn, crews are are still on scene firefighting.
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