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OctFire at wood recycling site near Heathrow Airport5th Oct 2011A fire at an industrial plant near Heathrow Airport in which 4,500 tonnes of wood chippings were alight has been brought under control.
Up to 75 firefighters tackled the blaze, reported at 03:40 BST, at the wood recycling plant between Sipson Road and Holloway Lane, West Drayton.
Heathrow Primary School was closed and Sipson Road remains shut between Harmondsworth Lane and Holloway Lane.
Heathrow bosses said the fire did not have any impact on flights.
A spokesman for London Fire Brigade (LFB) said firefighters were likely to remain at the scene for days putting out "deep seated pockets of fire" which could reignite the blaze.
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