Police tell Hitchin residents to keep windows closed due to toxic fumes after second blaze in two months at Cadwell Lane industrial site

By Layth Yousif 8th Feb 2024

Local News by Layth Yousif 8th Feb 2024

Firefighters have been tackling a second blaze at recycling site on Cadwell Lane, Hitchin in a matter of months. PICTURE: An aerial view stock image of the site in question. CREDIT: Recycling Lives

Second fire at recycling centre in two months

Police have told Hitchin residents to keep windows closed due to toxic fumes in the air.

The move comes after Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue were called to National Metal Centre, in Cadwell Lane, Hitchin, in the early hours of today, Thursday (February 8).

As Hitchin Nub News has reported previously it is the second fire in a matter of months at the industrial site after an initial blaze took hold on December 11.

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