Fire causes estimated $500,000 damage to FibreCycle kitty litter and animal bedding business FIRE has caused an estimated $500,000 damage to a kitty litter and animal bedding business at Lonsdale. The Metropolitan Fire Service was called to FibreCycle on Somerset Circuit when fire started there just before 7.30pm yesterday. It took about 40 minutes for 40 firefighters to contain the blaze inside a 40m x 15m shed. Two people at the business at the time escaped without injury. Damage has been estimated at $500,000 and the cause is yet to be determined.