Flytipped rubbish causes Beckton fire
Published:
8:34 AM April 24, 2017
Updated:
10:12 AM October 13, 2020
The flytip fire happened in the Stonewall cul-de-sac. PICTURE: Google StreetView - Credit: Archant
It took two fire engines to bring a blaze under control when an illegal tip caught fire in Beckton last night.
Flytipping is always an eyesore and a health hazard, but the rubbish dumped in Stonewall, a cul-de-sac off Windsor Terrace, proved exceptionally dangerous,
London Fire Brigade were called to the street at around 9pm last night where the rubbish was ablaze.
A spokesman said that the piles of refuse made even getting to the fire “quite difficult,” and added: “We want to remind people that if they find flytipped rubbish, they can use the Newham website to report it anonymously,”