Fire crews 'hampered by wind' as they fought fire

The fire broke out at a commercial property in Little Glen Road, the service said

Firefighters spent more than 14 hours battling a large waste fire in Leicestershire.

They were called to a commercial property on Little Glen Road, Glen Parva, at 20:52 GMT on Tuesday.

Crews worked to keep the fire from spreading but were "hampered by strong winds", the fire service said.

At its peak there was an area of 82ft (25m) by 82ft (25m) on fire.

Residents were urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the large amounts of smoke in the air.

The fire service said it worked with the owner of the site to use his JCB to spread out the burnt remains.

At 11:44 GMT on Wednesday, the service said the fire was out but crews would go back later to inspect the site.

No injuries were reported.