M1 Fire may burn for days

01/15

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A fireman walks away from the fire at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway. The Potters Crouch fire may also leave residents' water supplies disrupted.

02/15

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A fire incident controller watches the fire at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

03/15

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A fireman takes pictures of the fire on his mobile phone at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

04/15

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A fireman takes pictures of the fire on his mobile phone at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

05/15

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A worker looks back at the fire at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway. The high voltage pylon was at risk of collapsing.

06/15

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A fireman takes pictures of the fire on his mobile phone at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

07/15

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A fireman takes pictures of the fire on his mobile phone at the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

08/15

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A high voltage pylon was at risk next to the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

09/15

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The Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

10/15

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The Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

11/15

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A worker takes a tea break whilst watching the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

12/15

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A worker takes a tea break whilst watching the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

13/15

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A fire engine wait on standby by the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

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A fire engine wait on standby by the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days, beside the M1 motorway.

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Two fire engines wait on standby by the Appspond Lane Wood Recycling Site where a fire is likely to burn for days. Smoke has caused roads to be closed.

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The Appspond Lane wood recycling site fire may burn for days. The fire brigade were concerned about a high voltage pylon that could be affected as well as smoke blowing over the M1 motorway.