East Ayrshire Council announced earlier today (July 28) that the centre had been closed due to "unforeseen circumstances". The SFRS has now confirmed that four appliances were sent to the Skares Road site before midday. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.12am on Tuesday, July 28, to reports of a fire on Skares Road, Cumnock. “Operations control mobilised four appliances to the scene, where firefighters are working to tackle a fire within a recycling centre. The local authority says it will provide an update when the centre is able to re-open.