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Large recycling plant fire in Herdecke extinguished after 21 hours

A major fire at the Loerfeld recycling facility in Herdecke required 21 hours of firefighting before it was declared extinguished.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Sep 14, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC.

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Industrial fires can create localized smoke, pollution and emergency-service disruption.

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Polizei-News Herdecke, 14.09.26: Großbrand im Recyclingbetrieb Loerfeld nach 21 Stunden Einsatz beendet ↗news.de · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

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