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At its height, 12 firefighters from three counties fought the blaze at Monoworld <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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People living near a warehouse engulfed by fire nearly a fortnight ago have been told to wash homegrown food and clean shoes.<\/p>\n

The Environment Agency (EA) has agreed “limited activities” can now take place at Monoworld in Rushden, Northamptonshire, where a major incident was declared<\/a> on 23 May.<\/p>\n

Smoke from a large quantity of burning plastic at the recycling site on the Sanders Lodge industrial estate could be seen for miles.<\/p>\n

The advice to clean produce and outdoor footwear – as well as garden furniture and cars – was issued by North Northamptonshire Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Smoke from the fire hung in the air for several days <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A spokesperson for the authority said: “Air quality has improved, and residents are no longer advised to keep doors and windows closed.”<\/p>\n

They added that monitoring of local watercourses had not revealed “any adverse impacts” on water or wildlife “as most of the fire water run-off was contained on site or diverted to foul sewer”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The council has told gardeners and allotment holders to<\/p>\n