Up to 15 appliances tackle fire at storage unit

Up to 15 fire appliances have spent the night tackling a "very large, substantial" blaze at a self-storage warehouse.

Suffolk Fire Service was called to an Alan Cook Removals on at the South Lowestoft industrial area at about midnight.

The service said the whole building, on Pinbush Road in Gisleham, was affected and no-one was inside at the time.

Fire service group manager Matt Webster said they were "making good progress" and by 07:30 BST the number of vehicles had been scaled down to six engines and an aerial ladder platform, and they expected to have a presence there for most of the day.

"The building has taken a large amount of damage, we have not been able to get into the property due to the fire and the structural integrity," said Mr Webster.

He added the "very large substantial fire" had been "within a warehouse itself".

People living nearby have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke.

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