Firefighters battle blaze at Milton landfill site in Cambridgeshire

Around 20 firefighters tackled a blaze involving household waste at a landfill site on Tuesday evening (18 June).

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 4.30pm to the fire at the landfill site on Butt Lane in Milton.

A spokesperson for the service said crew worked hard to tackle the blaze and prevent it from spreading.

Crews from Cambridge, Cottenham, Ely and Huntingdon, along with the service’s south roaming fire engine and a water carrier from Newmarket in Suffolk, were called to the scene.

During the incident, the spokesperson said: “Smoke is travelling across nearby roads, including the A14, so please take care if out on the roads.”

After it was dealt with, the fire service confirmed the fire was accidental.

The fire service reported: “They extinguished the fire using jets and prevented further spread.

“The crews returned to their stations by 9pm and made regular inspections throughout the night to ensure the fire was full extinguished.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”

The blaze is the second accidental fire at the landfill site this month.

Crews from Cambridge, Cottenham, St Neots and Huntingdon along with the south roaming fire engine, incident command unit and a water carrier from Suffolk were called to a lorry fire at the site at 1.58pm on Wednesday, 5 June.

On that occasion, they worked to prevent it spreading and were back at their stations by 5.35pm .