Fire crews tackle scrap blaze billowing smoke across Shavington

A large fire in Shavington caused black smoke to billow across the area.

Fire crews were called to the incident at a site on Crewe Road, Shavington where a larg pile of scrap, old tyres and plastic was alight.

The blaze started at around 4.30pm yesterday (December 7).

A Cheshire fire and rescue spokesperson said: “Firefighters from Crewe were called and found ”
quite a large fire involving tyres and bits of scrap including fibre glass and plastic.

“The crew used a single hose reel to extinguish the flames, and the occupier of the property agreed to damp down with his garden hose so that they could be on their way.”