Arson suspected at recycling yard
A fire which hit a recycling yard in North Lanarkshire, Scotland on Easter weekend thought to have cost around £500,000.
20 firefighters attended the fire at the New Town Skip Hire site in Motherwell on 8th April.
Detective Sergeant Scott Wilson said: “The premises is owned by a recycling company and the damage is mainly to a high-value piece of machinery which is estimated to be worth half a million pounds. Officers are checking the extensive CCTV from the yard and carrying out enquiries in the local area. Although this happened in the early hours of the morning, Albert St can have a steady stream of taxis and cars at this time, so it is possible that someone may have seen people or vehicles acting suspiciously in the area before the fire or making away at speed after the incident.”
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