A large fire tore through an industrial estate near Hitchin early on Friday, November 8, one of several such fires over the past year.Footage recorded by Phoebe Rushbrook-Rudd shows flames and smoke.Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue said they were dealing with a large fire at a waste recycling site on Wallace Way, Hitchin, on Friday morning.Residents were asked to keep doors and windows closed.The local MP, Alistair Strathern, took to X to condemn “yet another” fire at Hitchin’s industrial estates. Local news said there had been five similar incidents over the past year.The cause of the fire was not reported. Credit: Phoebe Rushbrook-Rudd via Storyful