Location: Aintree, Liverpool
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) is currently in attendance at an incident on Fernhill Road, Aintree, on the evening of Tuesday 29 September.
Crews were alerted at 8.23pm and arrived on scene shortly after, with eight fire engines and one aerial appliance attending.
This is in response to a building fire, crews established water supplies and this incident has been sectorised.
Sector one has two main branches and one hose reel jet in use with two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus (BA). Sector two consists of one main branch, while sector three has two main branches in operation.
The aerial appliance is being set up for use. A multi agency meeting has taken between Fire, Police, and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
Local residents should keep doors and windows closed. Anyone with an existing health condition should keep medication close and if any ill effects are experienced dial NHS 111 for advice.
The incident is ongoing, please avoid the area.
UPDATE – 7.45AM Wednesday 30 September
MFRS crews have remained at scene through the night to bring this incident to a close, with several multi agency meetings taking place during the early hours of Wednesday 30 September.
Firefighting activities continued into Wednesday morning with one main branch in use to fight the fire externally, and the aerial appliance was used as a water tower. Two hose reel jets were in use from the roller shutter of the premises.
NWAS were stood down as the number of resources at scene at this incident began to be scaled down.
Scottish Power were requested, and at 12.44am, the electricity to the affected property was isolated.
By 1.15am, MFRS crews continued to fight the fire externally with one main branch, with one further branch used through the roller shutter.
From 2.16am, firefighters continued to damp down and hot spot with two main jets in use.
This is an ongoing incident, please avoid the area.