Fire at rendering plant
A MACHINE caught fire at a rendering plant on the outskirts of Harborough on Saturday.
Fire crews from the town and several pumps from other stations were called out to JG Pears in Leicester Road at about 5.30pm.
Sparks from a hammer unit were believed to be the cause of the blaze, which spread to a machine.
Firefighters used two jet reels and two breathing apparatus to put out the flames.
The factory has been embroiled in a long-running controversy over bad smells being emitted from the site.
Fed-up people living nearby, on the A6 near the McDonald's roundabout, have complained to Harborough District Council about the smell which prompted the council to issue a warning letter to the company in 2008.
JG Pears started operating at the Gallow Hill site in 2003 and it was previously the site of a glue factory.
The company receives animal fat and bones from butchers' shops and meat processing plants to be rendered (cooked] so it separates into animal fat for use in soap and into meat and bonemeal for pet food.
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