LONDON: A large fire has ripped through a major recycling plant in central England owned by Smurfit Kappa, with a large amount of paper and cardboard bales on fire in a warehouse.

West Midlands Fire Service said fire crews from across the West Midlands region around Birmingham were battling to contain the blaze. It said there were no reports of any casualties.

(Reporting by Kate Holton, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)