Fire crews battle Lanarkshire waste facility blaze as thick smoke billows into sky

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Five Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances are on the scene at Greengairs Waste Facility Meikle Drumgrae Road after they received reports of the inferno at 12.20pm today (June 29)

Emergency services are currently in attendance at a Lanarkshire waste facility after a blaze took hold earlier today .

People as far as Blantyre watched as thick black smoke flowed into the sky and residents as far as Livingston have complained on social media of a strong chemical burning smell in the air, believed to be related to the ongoing fire.READ MORE: Clydebank primary school playground up in flames as crew rush to scene

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