A huge blaze has broken out in South Shields, with thick black smoke seen rising from a building at the Port of Tyne.
Northumbria Police and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service have asked members of the public to avoid the area and keep their windows closed.
A spokesman for the fire service told ChroinicleLive: “We can confirm that today (Wednesday 26th June).
“We received an emergency call at 14.13pm reporting an ongoing incident at Tyne Dock, South Tyneside.”
The fire service added: “Our first crew was on scene within two minutes of receiving the call, with six fire appliances and two aerial ladder platforms currently in attendance at the commercial premises.”
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