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"Approximately 15,000 tons of tires are up in flames at a tire recycling plant in a village in the northeast region of England.\nThe blaze at Newgen Recycling began at 8:40 a.m. local time on Thursday, and nearly 70 firefighters were on scene monitoring the situation, according to the BBC. The fire's monstrous plume reached up to 6,000 feet \u2014 large enough to be picked up by satellites.\nSee also: 11 Shocking Google Earth Before-and-After Photos\nA fire crew official told The Guardian that firefighters will let the tires burn out on their own in an effort to minimize the impact of toxins on local waterways. Putting the fire out would also mean a bigger mess to clean up later.\nPublic health officials claim that not much of a risk exists for local residents, aside from an unpleasant smell, since the smoke is moving over a wide area.\nThe inferno could continue for days, the county fire chief said. The cause remains unknown, but a full investigation will begin next week once firefighters are able to access the seat of the blaze.\n\n\nRecycling Plant Fire in England\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA worker looks on as fire crews keep a watchful eye on a huge fire at a tire recycling plant in Sherburn in Elmet, England, on Jan. 16.\n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlames and smoke rise into the night sky at the site of a huge fire in tire recycling plant. The plume of acrid smoke can be seen for miles around.\n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlames rage at the scene of the huge fire.\n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFire crews are planning to let the tires burn themselves out so as not to damage local waterways.\n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers of the Environmental Agency clean up a small oil spill in a stream as the recycling plant fire blazes. \n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA sheep stands surrounded by heavy smoke during the huge fire that set ablaze approximately 15,000 tons of tires at the recycling plant.\n\nImage: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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