A waste management company has paid tribute to the fire crews who worked throughout the night to control a fire at the companies facility at an industrial estate in Banbury.

Grundon Waste Management has said they are “extremely grateful” for the work of around 40 crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters were called to Thorpe Mead Industrial Estate in Banbury at 7pm on December 1.

Oxford Mail: The fire at the company's facility in Banbury. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and RescueThe fire at the company's facility in Banbury. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue

At the time Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was ‘contained’ and did not pose a risk to the wider public.

The fire took hold in a bay containing an estimated 45 tonnes of general (non-recyclable) waste, from both household and commercial collections.

It was being stored within one of 10 specially-designed concrete-walled waste collection bays at the facility.

A Grundon spokesperson said: “We are extremely grateful for the prompt response from fire crews across the region and also to our own team. Together, their swift actions helped ensure the fire was safely contained within one of the concrete bays in a small section of the site and, as a result, damage was minimal.

“We’re pleased to confirm no-one was injured as a result of the fire and we should also like to reassure residents that there was no danger to the wider public.

Oxford Mail: The fire did not pose a wider risk to the public. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and RescueThe fire did not pose a wider risk to the public. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue

“Our strict on-site safety protocols ensured that the alarm was raised within a short space of time and the significant investment in the building’s fire walls and fire suppression systems, which were specifically designed to manage fire risk, ensured the fire was contained.

“While it is too early to speculate on the possible cause of the fire, we shall be working closely with the fire brigade and other relevant authorities to investigate further.”

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