Firefighters on scene following industrial fire at recycling centre in Worksop

In a Facebook post by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, shared at 6am today (Wednesday, August 20), a spokesperson said: “Five fire engines, two water carriers and a command support vehicle are currently at the scene of an industrial fire at a recycling centre on Claylands Avenue in Worksop.

“Claylands Avenue is closed from the A57 roundabout. There have been no reports of any injuries.”

This is the latest of a number of major blazes around Worksop.

In 2014, firefighters finally extinguished a blaze at the Claylands Avenue site after a nine-day battle, while a separate fire occurred at a recycling centre in Shireoaks road the previous year.

In July of this year, firefighters were called to the Carlton Forest area of Worksop, where a multiple building fire had spread to surrounding trees, and in the same month a lorry was gutted after it caught fire on a new-build estate in Red Lane, Carlton in Lindrick.

In May of this year, a number of arrests were also made following a spate of Arson attacks around the town.

The cause of the latest blaze is not yet known. For more updates, visit www.facebook.com/NottsFRS.

As of 5pm today (August 20), a Veolia spokesperson said: “We can confirm that a fire broke out at Worksop Transfer Station around 2am on August 20 and is still ongoing.

“All protocols were followed by our employees and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service are currently on site working to extinguish the fire.

“Thankfully, there have been no injuries to our staff or members of the public.

“Alternative arrangements have been made for waste to be taken to other local transfer facilities so residents can be reassured that items carefully sorted for recycling will continue to be recycled in the period that the site is out of operation.

“Although the cause of the fire has not been confirmed, waste fires often ignite due to flammable items amongst the collected waste materials such as vapes, electrical items, batteries or gas canisters.

“Residents are reminded to think before disposing of these items and to check their Council’s website for what should and shouldn’t be disposed of in household bins.”