Updated: Fire at Farnham Road recycling centre extinguished

01:33PM, Monday 17 March 2025

Emergency services in Slough battling fire at Farnham Road recycling centre

Stock picture of an RBFRS fire engine.

Updated 5.30pm:

Emergency services in Slough say a fire at recycling centre in Farnham Road has been extinguished.

People had been urged to avoid the Farnham Road area while firefighters -  drafted in from Slough, Maidenhead, Windsor and Bracknell - tackled the blaze.

Fire services received reports of a fire at 11.02am this morning (March 17), and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue (RBFRS) crews and Thames Valley Police were sent to the scene. 

A specialist water carrier vehicle from Bracknell Fire Station was deployed to the scene as well as an aerial ladder platform from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Update 1.45pm: 

Buses travelling through Slough into Beaconsfield have been diverted due to the fire. 

Operator Carousel Buses has said due to the fire, near the Three Tuns Traffic lights, its routes to Beaconsfield have been redirected through Stoke Poges. 

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