A fire at a Cleanaway-owned waste management facility in Kwinana, operated by its subsidiary Tox Free Solutions, has been contained after emitting dangerous smoke and disrupting access to neighbouring businesses this morning.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued a hazardous substances fire alert at 7:58am for Mason Road near the intersection of Donaldson Road.
A crew of 45 firefighters, with the help of the Department of Environment Regulation Pollution Response Unit, contained the blaze this morning.
Mason Road from James Court to the Rockingham Road/Patterson Road intersection and Donaldson Road from the Mason Road intersection remain closed.
A Cleanaway spokesperson said the building that caught fire contained chemical materials including batteries for subsequent recycling or disposal and no-one had been injured.
"The site is currently under the control of Department of Fire and Emergency Services," they said.
"We’re grateful for the efforts of the emergency services in containing the fire and bringing it under control.
“The pollution response unit through Department of Water and Environmental Regulation are currently monitoring any impact on air quality in the vicinity of the site.
“Once Cleanaway regains control of the site we will work with relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the fire.
"Safety will be our first priority and we will work to make the site safe and manage any potential environmental impacts at the site.”
Workers at the neighbouring BP refinery were advised to stay at home.
Tox Free Solutions was acquired by waste management company Cleanaway in 2018, which has experienced two fires at its Guildford recycling plant in recent months.
The plant was destroyed in a blaze in late October and has not reopened since and on January 2, the recycling waste stored at the site caught fire.
