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The "reckless" owner of a waste recycling centre which was destroyed in a huge fire has avoided prison.
Shee Recycling in Birtley, Gateshead, went up in flames on 7 February causing disruption to the nearby East Coast Mainline railway, homes and schools.
Clifford Shee, 58, from Roker, Sunderland, had previously admitted a series of waste and fly-tipping offences.
He was given a 30-week suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court.
Shee Recycling in Birtley, Gateshead, went up in flames on 7 February causing disruption to the nearby East Coast Mainline railway, homes and schools.
Clifford Shee, 58, from Roker, Sunderland, had previously admitted a series of waste and fly-tipping offences.
He was given a 30-week suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court.
Birtley waste plant owner given suspended jail sentence over fire
Clifford Shee was reckless and had lost control of the recycling site in Birtley, a court hears.
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