The cause of a fire dealt with for more than 24 hours is under investigation.

A fire involving mattresses and recycling materials had to be managed by eight crews from North Wales and Cheshire at Sandycroft Industrial Estate on Factory Road on Friday night.

At the height of the fire, teams from Deeside, Buckley, Mold, Flint, Wrexham and two teams from Cheshire battled the flames, that began just after 7.45pm, affecting a large quantity of recycling material including baled mattresses.

The high volume pump and incident command unit were also mobilised.

A spokesman for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service told the Leader a cause has yet to be established and an investigation would follow.

Factory Road was closed throughout Friday night until Saturday afternoon as crews remained at the scene to control and monitor the fire as well as managing and containing the flow of water.

In a statement, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At the height of the incident, eight fire appliances were tackling the fire at the recycling plant on Factory Road, Sandycroft which was affecting a large quantity of recycling material including baled mattresses.

The high volume pump and incident command unit were also mobilised.

“On arrival, firefighters found the recycling material well alight and used a main jet and two hose reel jets to tackle the fire.”