Live updates as emergency services tackle fire in Cardiff near pubs packed with Wales football fans

Emergency services are tackling a fire in Cardiff. Fire crews are dealing with the blaze in Gray Street, which started earlier this evening.

Crew members trying to put out the fire, which appears to be coming from an electrical box near the Gray Street pay and display car park just off Cowbridge Road East. There has also been a power outtage in the area.

Traffic is already heavy in the Canton area with Wales set to take on Armenia in the Cardiff City Stadium tonight at 7.45pm in their opening EURO qualifying match. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

And the fire is just around the corner from where many Wales fans in red shirts have gathered in pubs ahead of the game. Some premises are reporting they now have no power.

Follow our latest updates on this incident below.