Firefighters battle large mattress blaze inside recycling centre

The fire involved a large number of discarded mattresses, forcing over 20 firefighters to respond to the incident.

Firefighters battle large blaze at Levenseat Waste and Recycling Centre in Polmont, FalkirkSFRS

Over 20 firefighters have battled a large-scale blaze at a recycling plant in Falkirk.

Emergency services rushed to Avondale Road in Polmont at 7.40pm on Tuesday evening where they found a fire involving a large number of mattresses.

Six fire engines were sent to battle the blaze at Levenseat Waste and Recycling Centre.

No injuries were reported.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 7.40pm on Tuesday to reports of a fire within a recycling centre in Polmont.

“Operations Control mobilised six appliances to the town’s Avondale Road, where firefighters were met by a fire involving a large quantity of mattresses.

“Crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.

“There were no casualties.”

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