Firefighters tackled a blaze at a recycling firm in Wootton Bassett at the weekend and spent several hours putting out the blaze and damping down..

The fire broke out at Crapper & Sons on Brinkworth Road at approximately 8.40am on Saturday.

Fire appliances from Westlea, Cricklade and Swindon and the water carrier from Ramsbury attended the scen.

The fire had broken out in a recycling machine which had contained wood cuttings.

A spokesman for Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire was approxiamtely 40 metres by 30 metres square and involved recycling machinery and wood chippings.

“We were away from the scene at 12.20pm.”