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Crews tackle fire at entrance to shopping centre

George King
Maddie Myers A yellow and red fire engine parked outside a shopping centre and behind a cordon of red and white tape which says 'do not cross'. Bystanders are behind the cordon watching on.Maddie Myers
Firefighters are believed to have been at the scene since at least 18:00 BST

Firefighters are tackling a blaze near the entrance to a shopping centre in Northampton.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is at the scene of a fire on Abington Street, near the Grosvenor Centre.

The road, the shopping centre and its rear entrance are closed as a result.

People are being urged to avoid the area while emergency services respond to the incident.

Supplied Four fire engines parked in the middle of a town centre between trees and shops. Pedestrians are walking alongside them. Supplied
The fire service has yet to issue an update on when the area may be reopened to the public

University student, Maddie Myers, said she arrived in the town centre at about 18:30 BST to find about five fire engines and "smoke in the air".

"It was super busy and, since they barricaded such a large area off, it was very squashed and a bit hectic because everyone wanted to see what was going on," she said.

"It was the busiest I've seen the town centre in a while, but you could tell something was definitely wrong just by the sheer amount of fire engines.

"I was in town last Friday at the same time as the Bridge 26 fire and there wasn't as many trucks or firefighters there at the time."

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