Southampton fire LIVE: Firefighters rush to factory blaze as smoke seen for miles


Firefighters are rushing to tackle a factory blaze as smoke billows out and is seen for miles over a UK city.

The gigantic plume of black smoke can be seen over Southampton seeming to originate from an industrial building near St Mary’s Stadium.

Emergency services have been contacted as crews scramble to get to the fire that is affecting a warehouse on Melbourne Street.

The surrounding roads are closed as fire crews deal with the incident.

People have taken to X to give their accounts of the fire.

One said: “Fire in Southampton today, a factory next to @SouthamptonFC

“Looks to be under control!”

Another said: “Insane fire in Southampton!”

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