SIX fire engines and two aerial appliances are fought a fire in a skip hire business in Park Road, Bury, overnight.
More than 30 firefighters were at the scene at 9pm on Thursday, where a quantity of waste measuring 70 metres by 20 metres was on fire.
The incident had started shortly after 5pm at the commercial unit.
Crews are still at the scene this morning, having remained overnight to keep water on small pockets of flames remaining.
This picture shows the roof has collapsed and pockets of fire remain within the site #bury pic.twitter.com/JBARLZAOSa
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) 27 April 2017
The roof of Abbey Skip Hire Ltd collapsed and plumes of smoke were dispersed over the town.
Residents nearby were asked to keep out of the smoke and keep their windows and doors closed.
Officers at the scene used thermal imaging cameras to check for fire spread into neighbouring industrial units.
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