Firefighters say they are starting to bring a large blaze at a tyre storage factory under control, but it could be days before it is fully extinguished.
Fifty firefighters are tackling the incident at Fforestfach Industrial Estate near the former Mettoy site in Fforestfach, Swansea.
“There is greater potential for health problems in people with existing chest and lung problems such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and cardiac problems including angina,” said a police statement.
“The product is quite a number of feet thick in places and it’s a very deep seat burning and very slow burning. It’s a rubber product from reused vehicle tyres and it’s the by-product of the process that was used to recycle these tyres.
“There’s quite a few tonnes in there. We expect this to continue for a number of days yet.”
“It was blazing by the time we got there minutes after the alarm was raised, and (the fire) spread very quickly,” he said.
