Firefighters tackling ongoing blaze that has burned through the night at industrial estate in Welshpool
Firefighters are dealing with an ongoing blaze at an industrial estate - with residents warned to keep doors and windows closed.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to an incident at Severn Farm Industrial Estate in Welshpool at around 10.25pm.
Six Mid Wales fire crews have been tackling the fire, helped by colleagues from across the border at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which has sent three crews, including an aerial ladder platform from Telford.
The fire service said the blaze involved a single-storey property but had affected seven commercial units at the site.
A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 10.25pm on Tuesday, January 21, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Welshpool, Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfyllin, Newtown and Presteigne Fire Stations, assisted by crews from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, were called to an incident at the Severn Farm Industrial Estate in Welshpool.
"This incident is currently ongoing.
"Crews are responding to a fire within a single-storey industrial property which has affected seven commercial units. Crews are utilising breathing apparatus sets and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
"Local residents are advised to keep doors and windows closed until the incident is resolved."
