Two men deny charges over Stoke-on-Trent factory fire
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Two men have pleaded not guilty over a factory fire in which about 1,500 tons of recycled waste went up in flames.
It happened in February 2017 at Hanbury Plastics Recycling (HPR), on Redhills Road, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Richard Devine, 59, and Michael Charles, 66, face one charge of breaching an environmental permit.
They have also been charged with improperly treating, keeping or disposing of controlled waste between 1 January 2016 and 28 February 2017.
They denied the charges at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. A trial is set for 16 December.
Mr Devine, of Meadow Grove, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, has been charged as a director of the company HPR Stoke.
Mr Charles, of Sovereign Close, Rudheath, Cheshire, has been charged as an officer of the company.
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