A fire that has been burning for more than three weeks at a factory in Wales which was being used to store shredded tyres has been finally put out.
Around 5,000 tonnes of tyre rubber has been alight in this Swansea factory since 16 June.
“Similar fires elsewhere have burned for many months because the burning material is so difficult to extinguish.
“It would have been impossible to extinguish this fire using traditional fire-fighting techniques.
“We had to develop new methods to extinguish the fire.
“This has been a fantastic team effort and by working collaboratively in such an effective way we have resolved this incident much quicker than we first anticipated.”
“The advice for residents is to continue washing any food produce from gardens and allotments in the affected areas.
“The recent heavy rain may have helped to wash away significant amount of soot deposits.”
