Crime & Safety
Didcot – Fire service warning after landfill incident
At around 12.50am on Wednesday, April 22, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was aware of an incident at the Sutton Courtney Landfill site on Appleford Road near Didcot.
This caused a smoke plume to develop, which it said residents may be able to smell and advised them to make sure to close windows and doors.
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The 290.5ha landfill site opened in 1980 and takes in 350,000 tonnes of waste per annum as well as 60,000 tonnes per annum in quarry back fill, plus soils.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for a comment and update.