Firefighters stoned by youths

Crews managed to bring the fire under control

An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at a Nottinghamshire landfill site at which firefighters were stoned by children.

Six fire crews were called to Woodborough Lane near Dorket Head at around 1930 BST on Tuesday night.

The first firefighters on the scene found 15 tonnes of waste plastic well alight.

But crews were bombarded with objects when they tried to tackle the flames.

Pollution assessment

It took less than three hours to control the fire but at its height, plumes of black smoke could be seen for miles around.

Station Commander Gary Swinn, from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, said: "The crews were at one point exposed to a fair amount of danger because there were some children - youths - on the top throwing stones at us. We got the police to control that.

"As to the cause of the fire, we think it's likely it was deliberately started."

The Environment Agency was also on hand to assess the pollution risk.

Officials will now be making efforts to ensure the site is properly secured.