{"id":331463,"date":"2025-08-09T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/331463\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T21:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:01:13","slug":"major-cardiff-road-closed-as-firefighters-battle-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/331463\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Cardiff road closed as firefighters battle blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crews were seen extinguishing a fire next to a home<\/p>\n<p>20:22, 09 Aug 2025Updated 21:16, 09 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_TJ_MAI_090825_FIRE_01-6.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A car was on fire in the garden of a property (Image: Richard Swingler )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Firefighters were called to a fire at a house in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff<\/a>, leading to the closure of a major city road. Ninian Park Road was closed in both directions while the fire was brought under control. Both fire and police were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The fire was in land adjoining a property on Brunel Street in Riverside, Cardiff, and involved a vehicle, which was captured by our photographer, Richard Swingler, burnt out in the yard area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fire crews used breathing apparatus as part of the callout.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_TJ_MAI_090825_FIRE_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters in a residential street with breathing apparatus on the floor near them\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fire crews used breathing apparatus as part of the callout(Image: Richard Swingler )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Residents were kept back from the scene during the incident, which took place around 7pm. Never miss a Cardiff story by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=04b7baad-60af-4999-8f27-3ec3c1e7d11e&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">signing up to our daily newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_TJ_MAI_090825_FIRE_01-2.jpg\" alt=\"A fire engine in the middle of a residential street\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fire at a property in Brunel Street &#8211; Cardiff <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ninian Park Road was reopened by 8pm although fire crews remain at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KLfwXOh37d73cWPw0KYD9Q\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. 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