Street 'filled with smoke' after fire at pharmacy

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An eyewitness said a "street filled with smoke" after a fire broke out at a shopping precinct in Cambridge.

Cambridgeshire Fire Service said it went to a blaze on Barnwell Road at 11:06 GMT on Wednesday.

The BBC understands it started at the Well Pharmacy. The company has been approached for comment.

Crews from Cambridge and Burwell attended. A spokesperson for the fire service said it was thought the blaze was accidental.

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