Overview
- The blaze, which began Wednesday morning at the Hathernware Industrial Estate on the Nottinghamshire–Leicestershire border, is burning through buildings, timber and trailers.
- Fire crews from Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire are on scene, with reports differing on resources in use as officials cited either eight engines or 13 appliances.
- Residents have been told to avoid the area and keep doors and windows closed due to a large smoke plume that witnesses say is visible from Leicester city centre.
- East Midlands Airport says flights are operating as normal despite the nearby smoke, according to the airport’s spokesperson.
- Timber and trailers can burn hot and produce dense, dark smoke, which raises the risk of irritation or breathing problems for people downwind.