Whats on fire in Chapeltown / north Sheffield?

[janlizzy 10]

Trees that get turned into compost,hope that its safe,I use the place a lot.It is full up to the roof for a quarter of the space and hundreds of tons of compost.

[supersonic 11]

At first I thought it was the wood recycling/composting place that had gone up. I cycle past a lot, and you can see giant mounds of chippings in the yard as the machines do their stuff.

 

I can't really find much info on the industrial estate itself and what is exactly located where.

[Parvo 13]

that would burn and smolder then hope it doesn't go up too

[janlizzy 10]

At first I thought it was the wood recycling/composting place that had gone up. I cycle past a lot, and you can see giant mounds of chippings in the yard as the machines do their stuff.

 

I can't really find much info on the industrial estate itself and what is exactly located where.

 

Looked at your pics and the place on fire is end on to the green recycle place.The trouble is the compost steams with heat by the process so it has been on fire before and it took some putting out,and it is full at the moment.

[supersonic 11]

There's a brook (Blackburn Brook) that separates them - I imagine the fire service will be pumping water straight out of it, they might have this put out quicker than expected.

[mrs brady 10]

It's across the railway, a plastics storage warehouse on Yarra Park Industrial Estate. I know a few paths around the back, so went and had a nosey:

 

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-1_zpsc1e68a47.jpg

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http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-2_zpsf0461621.jpg

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Those pictures are amazing , thanks for that mate , bet you could feel the heat!!!

[Penistone999 10]

At first I thought it was the wood recycling/composting place that had gone up. I cycle past a lot, and you can see giant mounds of chippings in the yard as the machines do their stuff.

 

I can't really find much info on the industrial estate itself and what is exactly located where.

 

Looking at the map you posted in your last photo that looks like the big building where the skip hire company are based . If it is them, they use that building as a waste transfer station and its always full of rubbish .

[Mr Bloom 10]

Sky News have just said that the building(s) may contain asbestos and have advised all residents nearby to keep windows closed.

[Athmiester 10]

Looking at the map you posted in your last photo that looks like the big building where the skip hire company are based . If it is them, they use that building as a waste transfer station and its always full of rubbish .

That is the building Penistone.

[supersonic 11]

Those pictures are amazing , thanks for that mate , bet you could feel the heat!!!

 

No probs! Was very hot indeed! Just been up to take some more pics:

 

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-10_zpsaf157464.jpg

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-6_zpsd65e80ec.jpg

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-9_zpsd7aca1be.jpg

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-8_zpsc63e2242.jpg

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp87/supersonic525/fire-7_zps32b02866.jpg

 

The wind is unusually blowing from the east - straight over my house :-(. Is a fine ash everywhere, and it stinks. The crew can only use so much water to protect the the local environment and not fill the stream with plastic waste. Was 2000 tons of plastic in an asbestos shed, and the paint sprayers next door went up too. Still shut off.

[honeyb35 10]

Local schools kept kids indoors all day due to the fumes

[supersonic 11]

The fumes are really bad, the wind has dropped now and it is just hanging.