SMOKE WARNING AFTER WASTE FIRE
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RESIDENTS who live near a trading estate where a fire broke out at a waste storage facility last week are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed and stay out of the smoke.
A fire broke out at a facility on Llandow Trading Estate in the Vale of Glamorgan on Thursday.
The facility stores various forms of non-hazardous household, commercial and industrial waste, but there is not believed to be any asbestos at the site.
Residents in the surrounding area were again being advised to keep their windows and doors shut on Saturday after it was thought more than 2,000 tonnes of rubbish caught fire.
Fire crews remained at the scene on Saturday following the blaze two days earlier, which South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to at around 6.54pm on Thursday.
The blaze was the fourth large fire on the estate in just under four years.
Plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the plant from miles around as firefighters spent hours battling the flames.
Days after the incident, residents in the surrounding areas were again being urged to keep windows and doors closed to keep out smoke which “may contain a mixture of irritant gases, combustion products and particulate matter”.
A Public Health Wales official said the substances in the smoke can be irritating to the eyes, nose and throat, possibly causing coughing, wheezing, breathlessness and chest pain.
Asthma sufferers and those with heart complaints are said to be particularly susceptible to the smoke.
Yesterday, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was continuing to work with Natural Resources Wales, Vale of Glamorgan Council, and the site owners to limit the impact of the fire.
Agencies are expected to remain at the site over the weekend, while there is no impact on local water supplies.
The Vale of Glamorgan council’s emergency planning team is working to limit disruption, with Public Health Wales also working with partners to assess the situation.
A minor road leading to the site re- mains closed but there is no other impact on local roads.
Schools have been advised they can open as usual.
A spokesperson for SWFRS said: “Our crews are monitoring the fire and will do so over the coming days to ensure that the incident is contained.
“We are advising local businesses and residents to keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution.”
Andrew Kibble, of Public Health Wales’ environmental public health team, said: “Fires involving these types of waste materials are, unfortunately, relatively common.
“Any smoke produced may contain a mixture of irritant gases, combustion products and particulate matter. In addition the smoke can be acrid, with odours that are unpleasant and annoying.
“The substances in the smoke can be irritating to the eyes, nose and throat, causing coughing, wheezing, breathlessness and chest pain.
“People with asthma and other respiratory conditions, as well as heart complaints, may be particularly susceptible to the smoke and should carry and use their medication (such as their inhalers) as usual.
“As a result we recommend people do all that they can to stay out of the smoke and, if at home, close doors and windows.
“It would also be beneficial to open doors and windows when smoke is not in the vicinity to allow fresh air in.
“If people experience any symptoms these will disappear very quickly once the smoke has passed and should not result in any long-term health problems.”