Recycling plant fire treated as arson
R. Davies Metals & Sons posted CCTV footage of the incident on social media
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A fire at a scrap metal recycling plant is being treated as arson by police.
Emergency services were called to the blaze at R. Davies Metals & Sons on Oak Lane in Kingswinford, Dudley, just after 23:10 GMT on Sunday. No-one was injured.
The company said in a Facebook post that "inhumane, moral-less people" had carried out a "targeted arson attack".
West Midlands Police said the incident was being investigated as arson and urged anyone with information to contact the force.
Emergency services were called to the fire in Kingswinford just after 23:10 GMT on Sunday
The company added the fire involved a newly-installed piece of machinery which had been a big investment for it.
West Midlands Fire Service said 50 firefighters worked to tackle the blaze.
Crews arrived at the site just after 23:10 GMT on Sunday and firefighters were on site until Monday afternoon to put out the fire completely.
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