Nechells fire: Blaze rips through recycling plant

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The fire has broken out at Smurfit Kappa as 1000’s of tons of cardboard and paper went up in flames. West Midlands Fire Service tweeted: “Make pumps 20 at Smurfit Kappa 1000’s of tons of cardboard and paper on fire, crews are working extremely hard.”

Video footage has showed smoke billowing over the West Midlands as the flames continue. 

Smurfit Kappa is a cardboard and paper recycling plant located on Duddeston Mill Road, Saltley.

It is not yet known how the fire was started. 

More to follow…

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