Authorities from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service released guidance after an event occurred at a waste facility in the vicinity of Didcot.

Approximately at 12:50am on Wednesday, April 22, emergency services confirmed they were responding to an occurrence at the Sutton Courtenay Landfill site located on Appleford Road near Didcot.

This resulted in a smoke cloud forming, which community members might detect odor-wise, and officials recommended ensuring windows and doors remain shut.

The 290.5-hectare landfill facility began operations in 1980 and receives 350,000 tonnes of refuse annually along with 60,000 tonnes yearly of quarry back fill material and soil.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has reached out for additional information and further details.