Coleford scrapyard fire: Seven fire engines battle blaze

Image source, Bill Gayler

Image caption, The smoke was rising due to a lack of wind

People are being advised to stay away from an area of Gloucestershire due to a fire.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue said they are dealing with a large blaze at a scrapyard on New Dunn in Sling, Coleford.

They were alerted to it at 10:00 BST on Saturday and have seven fire engines in attendance.

The service said there was "black smoke" but that it was rising, "so there is no need for evacuation".

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Police advised residents to keep windows and doors shut if possible to keep smoke out.

Road closures are in place on Perrygrove Road to allow access for fire engines.

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