Monday 12 November 2012

Fire at recycling plant near A414 St Albans Road

Source - news release from Hertfordshire County Council  12/11/2012

As the result of smoke from a fire at a wood recycling plant on Appspond Lane, Potters Crouch, St Albans (adjacent to the A414 St Albans Road), two nearby roads are closed for the safety of the public. The closures are:

* A414 St Albans, both ways between A405 Park Street roundabout and M1 J7 

* A4147 Hemel Hempstead Road St Albans, both ways between King Harry Lane and A414 Breakspear Way.

It is anticipated that the road closures could remain in place until mid-week.

The following diversion route is in place: A414 St Albans Road, A414 Two Waters Way, A41 Watford Road, A41 Gadeside, A405 North Orbital Road.  

Expect heavy congestion in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans throughout the duration of the closures. 

Updates on the closure are available on twitter - @Herts_Highways

A fire crew from Hemel Hempstead was called to the scene at midnight on Saturday night (10 November). Since then crews have been working hard tackling a deep-seated fire in a very large pile of recycled timber.

It is normal for a fire of this scale to take days, or even weeks, to extinguish. The Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is working closely with the Environment Agency, St Albans City & District Council, Highways Agency and Hertfordshire County Council.

Fire crews from Watford, Wheathampstead, Redbourn, Hatfield and Royston are on the scene at the moment (10.30am, Monday 12 November), along with the Incident Support Unit from Hitchin.

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