Scrapyard fire causes large plume of black smoke

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A plume of black smoke rises from the fire at village near Diss

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Firefighters have put out a vehicle fire at a scrapyard which caused a large plume of black smoke.

Four crews were called to Pulham Road in Rushall, near Diss, at about 13:00 BST on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the Norfolk Fire and Rescue service said crews used "main and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire".

The blaze was brought under control by 14:45 BST.

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