By Paul Homewood
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h/t Ian Magness
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Why has such a hazardous factory been allowed to be built anywhere near to a residential area?
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Firefighters have continued to tackle a huge blaze at a battery recycling plant near Glasgow with people told to remain indoors, keep windows and doors closed, and avoid the area.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency officers are on the scene after a massive plume of thick, black smoke engulfed the sky above Lindwood Industrial Estate.
Emergency services were called to the “large-scale” fire at WEEE Solutions Ltd, a specialist waste electrical and battery recycling treatment facility at Burnbrae Road, shortly after 9pm on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses report a “chemical smell” and hearing loud explosions. The smoke plume could be seen for miles from across Glasgow and beyond.
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said he was “very concerned” by the incident and urged members of the public to follow emergency service advice.
