Residents urged to stay inside after second industrial blaze in Laverton North in a week
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Residents of one of Melbourne s western suburbs were told to shelter indoors after a second industrial fire in their area in a week.
The blaze at Norstar Steel Recyclers on Dohertys Road, Laverton North, was reported to emergency services just before 6pm.
A fire at a steel recycling facility in Laverton North is the second industrial fire in the area in a week.
Credit:Environmental Protection Authority Crews were met with a deep-seated fire that had taken hold of a 50m x 50m pile of recycled metal waste. When crews arrived on scene the pile was well alight, a Fire Services Victoria spokeswoman said.