Staffordshire Firefighters Battle 'Very Large-Scale Incident' Near Cannock

Firefighters in Staffordshire were dealing with a “very large-scale incident” near Cannock on Thursday morning, May 9, the local fire service service said.

Footage recorded by Dave Gouge shows a huge plume of smoke rising from the blaze.

The fire service first posted about the incident at about 7 am local time.

Specialist firefighters and 10 fire engines were attending the blaze, they said.

Residents were asked to close windows and doors due to the smoke.

The cause of the fire was not yet reported. Credit: Dave Gouge via Storyful