Overview
- Crews, first dispatched at 3.36pm Wednesday, worked overnight and remain on Dock Road Thursday fighting lingering hotspots.
- The fire service says the blaze involves about 200 tonnes of commercial waste, with teams from eight stations backed by South Wales crews.
- Thick smoke led to slow traffic on the M4 near junctions 40 to 41 and forced closures on the A4241 Dock Road and Afan Way to keep access clear for appliances.
- Residents are told to keep windows and doors shut when smoke drifts, while local schools keep pupils indoors and the council sends JCB crews to assist.
- Officials urged people to avoid the area, to reserve 999 for emergencies, and to treat online claims of a far larger fire as unverified while the cause is investigated.