There will no immediate solution to the ‘vile’ smoke hanging over Falmouth and Penryn, the man in charge of Falmouth Fire Station has said.

At a meeting of Falmouth Town Council last night, councillors were given an update on the green waste fire at Greenspot by station manager Martyn Addinall.

He told councillors that there was smoke all over Falmouth due to a large area of green waste on fire after going up to the site today (Monday).

“It’s quite a large area and it’s not something that we can put out straight away,” he said. “What we are doing is meeting with the Environment Agency tomorrow (October 1) and I can assure you there is going to be plans set.

He said once they had the meeting with the Environment Agency today (October 1) if the council nominated a representative he could update them on the situation.

“It's going to take some time to be perfectly honest and it’s going to take a lot of resources. Once we get together with the Environment Agency then we should be able to make that plan.

He said: “As the wind moves around, at the moment it is heading towards Boslowick, we’re going to be a bit of respite but it’s going to be going a bit more north towards open fields tomorrow (October 1) but we are putting everything together to try and sort that out."

In a short statement issued to the Packet, Cornwall Council said: "We have received complaints regarding a fire at this facility and we will be liaising with the Environment Agency in relation to this matter."

People living in Falmouth and Penryn began complaining about “vile smelling” emanating from the Greenspot green waste recycling centre at Higher Kergilliack Farm at the weekend.

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People complained about a really strong “vile” smell that left them with a sore throat and everything stinking as clouds of smoke hung over the town.

Others complained they had difficulty breathing in some cases, especially people who suffer from breathing conditions such as Asthma.

The farmer responsible for the site Neil Pengelly apologised for the stench and blamed kids for setting fire to the compost.

Mr Addinall told the Packet he would be able to give a further update later today (October 1) once he had met with the Environment Agency.