Sheffield Tyre Reclamation Plant Burns

Mancton Rubber Technologies – a tyre reclamation facility in Sheffield – has been aflame since 22:00 on 13 October and reports suggest that it could continue throughout the remainder of today after firefighters agreed to allow the fire to burn out. The 60 firefighters and nine engines at the scene are concentrating their efforts on cooling structures around the Stevenson Road, Atercliffe factory, using water from the River Don to prevent steelwork constructions from collapsing. Police say they will investigate the causes of the fire when it is no longer ablaze.