Major incident declared at Viridor Recycling Centre, Pilsworth

A major incident has been declared at Viridor Recycling Centre at Pilsworth where fire fighters are on site tackling a blaze involving household waste.

The fire is causing smoke in the air so local people are asked to keep their windows and doors closed.

No roads are currently closed in Bury but Rochdale Council will be closing-off Moss Hall Road in Heywood and diversions will be put in place.