BELLWAY homes has confirmed fly-tippers caused the fire in Hazlemere which is STILL producing smoke 10 days on.
The housing development company, which is building new homes in Pennwood Grange on Amersham Road, said they were made aware of a fire on their site on Thursday, April 25.
The rubbish has been smouldering for more than a week with smoke impacting residents who live nearby.
READ HERE: Hazlemere residents choking from smoke in Amersham Road
10 days and still smoking! But we are told not to worry - just shut our windows and don’t breathe in the smoke!
— @HolmerGreenNDF🍃💚🍃 (@holmergreenndf) May 4, 2024
I wonder if the councils would be as forgiving to those living within the ULEZ area and are told they can’t drive their older cars because of risks of pollution pic.twitter.com/4k6cLo244Y
A statement from Bellway said: "On Thursday 25 April, Bellway was made aware of a fire on our Hazlemere site, caused by fly-tippers.
“The fire service was called out and the fire was immediately extinguished. Bellway remains in communication with local fire services on this matter.
“We have since reinstated concrete blocks on each site entrance to prevent unauthorised access to the site again.
"A contractor has been appointed, with waste due to be cleared next week. We will be meeting the fire and environmental officer today."
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