LIVE updates: Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Stretford as residents are warned to shut windows

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze in Stretford this evening. They were called out to a large fire just after 9pm on Wednesday evening.

A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 9pm on Wednesday 19 April, firefighters were called out to a large fire involving two commercial units containing a number of vehicles and machinery on Bradley Lane, Stretford.

“Several fire engines, a hose laying lorry and a hydraulic platform from across Greater Manchester are in attendance and firefighters are tackling the fire with a Scorpion appliance. The fire is ongoing and is creating a large amount of smoke, so we are advising people in the area to please keep windows and doors closed.”

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