Fire crews battle large garbage fire at City Landfill

If you were in the area of Manning Drive and White Oak road this morning that was not fog affecting visibility it was smoke.

Fire crews were called to the City of London Landfill on Manning Drive shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday after a large garbage fire at the depot.

Columns of smoke could be seen from several hundred metres away, and visibility along area roads was poor.

Due to the location of the fire, tankers were forced to travel back and forth to a water fill up station. The fire itself was located far back on the property.

The cause at this time is unknown but landfill piles are known to become quite hot and can combust as a result.

No injuries have been reported.

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  A column of smoke rises from the City of London Landfill on Manning Drive on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Justin Zadorsky / CTV London)

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  Smoke from the landfill fire south of London, Ont, could be seen from a high rise at Highbury and Oxford. (Courtesy Keith Ackworth)

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  Smoke blows across fields from a garbage fire at the City of London Landfill on Manning Drive on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Justin Zadorsky / CTV London)