A MAN whose dumped waste blocked a fire hydrant when there was a fire in the road has appeared in court.

Daniel Morris, of Shakespeare Avenue, Feltham, dumped green waste and wooden wardrobes onto Willow Road in Poyle on June 29, 2021.

The Middlesex men used his Ford Transit flat-bed tipper to unload the rubbish but he was caught in the act by CCTV.

Following an investigation by Slough Borough Council (SBC) and Thames Valley Police, Morris’s vehicle was identified by ANPR cameras identified his van.

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He was subsequently brought to Reading Magistrates’ Court on Friday, April 8 where he pleaded guilty to fly-tipping.

The court sentenced him to a three-year conditional discharge, and he was ordered to pay £250 in costs and £22 Victim Surcharge.

Greg Edmond, from SBC’s enforcement team, said: “What was particularly hazardous about this incident was that it covered access to a fire hydrant, preventing access to the fire service who were dealing with a building fire on the same road in a neighbouring building.

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“The fire service were able to access another hydrant, however with a fire in close proximity and green combustible waste yards away, the potential for the fire to spread was high and the council had to act quickly to remove the waste.”