Fire breaks out at South Gloucestershire recycling centre

A large fire broke out at Yates recycling centre in South Gloucestershire in the early hours of the morning on 22^nd September.

Three crews were called to the SITA UK’s Sort It centre, on Dean Road, just before 6am.

Firefighters arrive at the scene to find around 120 tonnes of rubbish on fire. They used two jets and breathing apparatus to tackle the fire. Crews remained at the scene for several hours.

A spokesperson for the site said: “No major damage inflicted but we needed to assess everything thoroughly over the weekend.  We placed a member of staff at the gates over the weekend to redirect residents to one of the three other Sort It centres. We would like to thank residents who turned up with their household waste over the weekend for their patience and understanding.”

He later added: “The cause of the fire is not known but it appears that something in the black bag waste deposited was too hot and caused the fire. We have checked our infrastructure and utility services and no fault was found with those so that seems the likely reason.”