Fire crews tackle blaze at Dumfries recycling plant
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Dozens of firefighters have been involved in tackling a blaze at a plastics recycling centre.
The fire service was called to the incident in a two-storey building at Solway Recycling, Shawhead, near Dumfries, at about 16:00 on Sunday.
Up to 45 crew members and nine appliances were in attendance at the fire at its peak.
There were no reports of any injuries and three appliances remained on site on Monday morning for damping down.
At the height of the blaze dark clouds of smoke could be seen for miles around.
Solway Recycling uses waste plastic to make a host of products including agricultural equipment such as sheep pens and lambing shelters.
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A total of nine fire engines were called to the blaze