WASTE caught fire at the re3 recycling centre in Reading last week.
Fire crews were called to the Island Road site at 8.23am on Monday, November 28.
They came from Whitley Wood, Wokingham Road and Wokingham fire stations, alongside one RBFRS Officer.
There was an estimated 30 tonnes of waste smouldering.
The crews dampened down the burning piles using two hose reel jets, in an operation that took around one hour and 10 minutes.
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