Tyre Dumps Hit During Fire Dispute

Hundreds of homeowners were warned to remain indoors and keep their doors and windows shut after clouds of black smoke from a blaze at a scrap tyre depot in Levenshulme, Manchester swept across the area.Thirty military personnel and five Green Goddess tenders were sent to tackle the blaze at the tyre depot in, Levenshulme, late last night, and they were still dealing with the incident more than twelve hours later.Loudspeaker warnings for people in Levenshulme and Gorton to remain inside and keep doors and windows closed, to keep out fumes from the burning rubber, were relayed by the Greater Manchester Police helicopter.

And motorists were being urged to avoid the area completely. A further four Green Goddesses were despatched to another blaze in nearby Stockport to tackle a tyre dump fire..