ABC Feeds<p>More than $1.2m in fines over massive industrial fire in Melbourne's north<br>By Alex Alvaro</p><p>A recycling company and its former director are fined a combined total of more than $1.2 million for pollution caused by the 2017 fire at SKM's Coolaroo Recycling plant that burned for 10 days and caused hospitalisations.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/coolaroo-skm-recycling-plant-fire-melb-north-court-fine/105183178" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/coo</span><span class="invisible">laroo-skm-recycling-plant-fire-melb-north-court-fine/105183178</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IndustrialFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialFires</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AlexAlvaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexAlvaro</span></a></p>