Overview
- Firefighters responded to a large blaze at a recycling site on Alcester Street in Dunkirk after a 4:22am Sunday call.
- At the peak, nine fire engines attended, then the service scaled the response back to five as the morning progressed.
- Officials said smoke was moving north toward the Queen's Medical Centre and urged people to keep doors and windows closed.
- Crews expect to remain for the next few hours to dampen down the fire and asked the public to avoid the area.
- The service has not identified the specific business at the industrial estate, which includes scrap‑metal recyclers.