A man was engulfed by a "fireball" at a recycling centre while carrying out maintenance work, according to the company. A significant emergency service presence arrived at the scene of the incident at Bryn Group facility on Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm, Caerphilly.
The staff member was carrying out maintenance work at one of the biomass buildings when an unexplained fire was ignited. Posting on Facebook, a Bryn Group spokesman said the fire was extinguished quickly and did not further spread to other buildings on the site.
The staff member was treated at the scene by on-site first-aiders before South Wales Fire and Rescue Service arrived and provided treatment for burns. Wales Air Ambulance attended the scene scene along with the Welsh Ambulance service, which took him to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. You can get more Caerphilly news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
