Recycling centre blaze sees smoke rise over city

Plumes of black smoke could be seen above Birmingham as firefighters tackled a blaze at a waste recycling centre.

Five crews were called to Clarel Avenue, Saltley, at about 18:15 BST and were still at the scene at 21:30, West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said.

A large blaze previously engulfed waste on the same road in 2016.

WMFS has advised people to avoid the area where possible and said the incident was ongoing.

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