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In pictures: Port Talbot fire

Baglan fire

Mid and West Wales Fire Service say the fire is at the TyreGenics site in Baglan (photo: Anne Lewis)

Baglan fire

This picture by Anne Lewis shows the location of the fire. The fire service said there were 64 firefighters at the scene.

Baglan fire

Anne Gall from Port Talbot took this shot of the smoke. Residents are being advised to close windows and doors.

Baglan fire

Shabana Khan took this picture of the plume of smoke from her flat window. The smoke is drifting towards Port Talbot town centre.

Baglan fire

Lindsay Armstrong works at the hospital nearby. He took this picture shortly after it started.

Baglan fire

This image from Anne Lewis shows the fire burning in the bags of rubber. It is believed the site recycles old tyres.



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