Great Blakenham Recycling Yard Fire Engulfs 300 Tonnes of Scrap Material
Crews from Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket and Hadleigh brought the flames under control by 05:40 on Tuesday.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Firefighters spent more than six hours bringing a fire at a recycling yard under control overnight.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Sackers at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, just after 23:00 GMT on Monday.
It said 300 tonnes of scrap metal and car shells were alight.
Crews from Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket and Hadleigh brought the flames under control by 05:40 on Tuesday.
People living nearby were warned to keep their doors and windows closed due to smoke.
Eyewitness Ashley Smith, from the village, said: 'The flames were going above the house and sometimes nearly twice the height of two houses.'
Courtesy: www.bbc.com
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Scrap Metal Prices
| Copper Scrap | ||
| Alternator | 0.38 | $US/Lb |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | 3.89 | $US/Lb |
| Aluminum Scrap | ||
| 356 Aluminum Wheels (Clean) | 0.74 | $US/Lb |
| 6061 Extrusions | 0.64 | $US/Lb |
| Steel Scrap | ||
| #1 Bundle | 360.00 | $US/MT |
| #1 Busheling | 380.00 | $US/MT |
| Electronics Scrap | ||