Crews from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are continuing to work at the scene of a large industrial fire in Llantrisant.
With the support of Natural Resources Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and employees of the recycling centre, crews are working to extinguish the fire using water and wetting agents.
It says good progress is being made, but that it anticipates the incident will last well into late evening.
A statement read: “Shortly after 2am today, SWFRS arrived at the scene of a large fire at Llantrisant Recycling Centre involving 1,500 tonnes of non-hazardous waste covering 1,200m squared.
“Multiple stations from across the service and a significant number of resources were deployed, including eight pumping appliances, four water bowsers, one aerial ladder platform, and a range of specialist units, including an environmental protection unit (EPU).
“Currently four appliances and a high-volume pump (HVP) are at the scene, along with an incident command unit.
“Firefighters carried out external firefighting operations using two main jets to surround and reduce fire spread. A drone unit was deployed to provide enhanced situational awareness, allowing tactical officers and crews to monitor fire development and identify hotspots.”
Head of response at SWFRS, area manager Mike Wyatt, said: “I would like to thank our highly skilled crews for their courage and dedication. Their professionalism and commitment played a vital role in this operational response.
“Co-operation was key to this incident. Our partners including Public Health Wales, Natural Resources Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf council, and South Wales Police all assisted us as we worked to bring the fire under control. “