Firefighters still tackling Hitchin blaze which started 12 hours ago

By Louise McEvoy Comet_Louise Senior reporter

Firefighters at the scene of the fire at a recycling plant in Hunting Gate, Hitchin. Credit: @WGCfirecommand via Twitter (Image: Archant)

Firefighters are still tackling a blaze which started 12 hours ago in an industrial unit which houses recycling waste.

The Comet: Fire at Winters House, Hunting Gate, Hitchin Fire at Winters House, Hunting Gate, Hitchin (Image: Archant)

Fire crews were called to the unit on Hunting Gate in Hitchin just before 9.30pm last night (Tuesday).

The Comet: Damage caused by the fire Damage caused by the fire (Image: Archant)

Overnight a total of nine fire crews have been on site, trying to bring the fire, which was well alight on the ground and first floor, under control.

The Comet: Fire at Winters House, Hunting Gate, Hitchin Fire at Winters House, Hunting Gate, Hitchin (Image: Archant)

Machinery has been used to seperate the waste which has not yet caught fire from that which has.

It is believed 40% of the unit’s contents was well alight.

The fire is still ongoing.

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