Location: Liverpool
Fire crews have been called to a fire at a commercial unit on Kitchen Street, Liverpool. Crews were alerted at 11.56pm on Thursday 9th September and on scene at 00.01am, with six fire engines and an aerial appliance in attendance.
Crews arrived to find a commercial unit around 15 by 20 metres in size well alight. Crews secured water supplies and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using hose reel jets and main jet hoses to fight the fire. The service drone has been requested to provide enhanced situational awareness from above.
Residents and businesses nearby should keep doors and windows closed. If you have an existing medical condition keep medicines close and if any ill effects are experienced, dial NHS 111 for advice.
The incident is ongoing, please avoid the area.
Update: 10th October 2025 7.30am
Firefighters continued to fight the fire internally and externally throughout the night, with Merseyside Police managing an outer cordon, with Kitchen Street and Jamaica Street closed. A building surveyor attended and confirmed that the building was not at risk of collapse so crews could continue firefighting as they progressed through the building internally wearing breathing apparatus and fighting fire with hose reel jets.
The incident was scaled down to four fire engines and an aerial appliance at around 2.45am. Road closures were all removed except Kitchen Street and not long after the incident was scaled down to two fire engines and the aerial appliance at around 3.15am.
Firefighters removed roof tiles to check for fire spread, checked for hot spots and monitored temperatures. The fire was extinguished by 4.40am and crews handed over to Merseyside Police.