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Waste site reopens after firefighters tackle blaze

News imageGuersney Fire and Rescue A yellow crane can be seen to the right, its arm out over a sea of scorched and blackened waste, while the beams of its light in the dark show two firefighters in yellow high-viz using a hose to help dampen the fire. Smoke is seen floating upwards from the scene. Guersney Fire and Rescue
The fire involving green waste took hold at Mont Cuet landfill site on Monday evening

A landfill site has reopened after firefighters battled a blaze overnight, Guernsey Waste said.

The fire involving green waste took hold at Mont Cuet landfill site on Monday evening, Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service said.

The service thanked site staff who had used plant equipment to "turn over " waste, while crews used four mainline jets to put out the fire.

The fire was out by 23:10 BST and the site was reopened this morning, said Guernsey Waste.

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