ALMOST 100 tonnes of metal caught fire in a scrap yard.
Firefighters from Farnworth, Atherton and Leigh were called to the Maxi Lead metal recycling plant in Mosley Common Road, Mosley Common, at 6.50pm o Wednesday.
The alarm was raised when an off-duty employee was walking past and saw smoke.
Firefighters spent three hours putting out the fire, which is believed was caused accidentally.
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