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City centre roads closed after building fire

Beth CruseWest of England
News imageBBC A large plume of grey smoke can be seen behind a building. Firefighters are reeling out hoses from a fire engine which is parked underneath a bridge.BBC
A fire broke out at the rear of a property on Worcester Street

A number of city centre roads have been closed after a fire broke out at a property.

Firefighters were called to a blaze on Worcester Street, Gloucester, just after 12:30 BST on Wednesday.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) said Worcester Street, Gouda Way and Black Dog Way were closed while crews tackled the blaze.

"Five fire engines are currently at the scene," a spokesperson said. "These have attended from Gloucester North, Gloucester South, Cheltenham East, Cheltenham West, and Stroud."

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