A fire at a recycling plant required six fire engines and around 40 fire fighters to put it out.

The incident occurred in Ardra Road, Edmonton at 11.27am today.

A small part of the single storey building was alight. There were no reports of any injuries.

The fire brigade put the fire under control by 1pm. Firefighters will remain at the scene of the fire this afternoon.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.