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Connor Gordon

Glasgow man dumped hundreds of tyres that caused fire so big it disrupted airport flight path

A workman who dumped more than 51 tonnes of tyres at a waste ground has been jailed.

Declan Clarke, 30, was involved in "large-scale" fly tipping of tyres and household waste across Glasgow.

Clarke dumped the tyres which were later set ablaze by others in the city's Drumchapel causing flight disruption at Glasgow Airport in July 2020.

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