Crime & Safety
Fire crews damp down waste fire at landfill site near Didcot
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Sutton Courtenay Landfill site on Appleford Road near Didcot at 10.26pm yesterday evening (Tuesday, April 21).
It sent pumps from Didcot, Abingdon and Wallingford fire stations, and a water carrier from Wheatley fire station to extinguish the waste fire using hose reels.
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The fire service advised residents to close their windows and doors at around 12.50am on Wednesday, April 22, due to the developing smoke plume and its associated smell.
Damping down is still ongoing, with a fire engine remaining on the scene to support this.
It is unknown how long the engine will remain at the site and whether the site is open.
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.