Fire crews tackle blaze at recycling facility

Firefighters have attended a blaze at a factory in Coventry.

They were called at about 11:30 BST on Sunday to Blackburn Road.

The fire involved "a large quantity of recycled material" the fire service said, adding that the facility was heavily smoke-logged.

Five fire engines, two 4x4 response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform attended the incident.

Firefighters used jets to extinguish the fire and on-site machinery was used to move materials outside the unit to be damped down.

There were no casualties reported.

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