About 600 tonnes of textiles on fire at waste site
Firefighters have been working throughout the night to put out a blaze involving about 600 tonnes of mixed textiles at a waste disposal site.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service advised residents near Convent Lane, Braintree, to keep windows and doors shut.
Crews from Braintree, Halstead and Coggeshall attended after it was reported at 20:59 BST on Sunday.
"Crews have worked hard overnight to tackle the fire hotspots in the waste and get the smoke down as much as possible," said watch Manager John Palmer.
"We are continuing to monitor the hotspots and will remain here until it is safe to hand back over to site staff."
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