Three fire engines attended the blaze
Thick smoke over Costco in Liverpool following fire near to the store(Image: Gryff Shoots)
Fire crews descended on a street near Liverpool city centre after a rubbish fire spread to a nearby caravan. Mersey Fire and Rescue Service were called to Oil Street, Vauxhall, shortly after 8.50 on Wednesday, May 21, following reports of a fire.
Three fire engines and several police cars attended the incident. Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing above Costco as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: “Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended an incident earlier this evening on Oil Street, Liverpool.
“Crews were alerted at 20.51 and three fire engines arrived on scene at 20.58.
“Crews arrived to find a rubbish fire that had spread to a nearby caravan. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using a main branch hose and a hose reel jet.
“Fire crews then remained on scene to dampen down the area before leaving at 21.40.”
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