Thick black smoke seen as Wrexham landfill site burns

Image source, Richard Ulrich

Image caption, Thick black smoke could be seen rising from the scene of the fire

Thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky as firefighters tackled a blaze at a landfill site.

Four crews tackled the flames at Hafod Quarry, near Johnstown, in Wrexham county.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said on Twitter: "Lots of thick black smoke coming from the Bangor road area of Johnstown.

"If you are local close all windows and doors whilst we deal with the incident."

The alarm was raised shortly after 19:10 BST on Wednesday.