Fire extinguished at Newcastle Swing Bridge

Firefighters have extinguished a fire at the Swing Bridge in Newcastle.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue received a call at 1pm reporting a fire under the bridge. Three crews from Newcastle, including a fireboat crew, and a crew from Gateshead attended the scene.

It is not known how the fire started.

The fire involved approximately 25 square metres of wooden staves on a pontoon underneath the bridge. The fire service say it was quickly contained, and the last crew left the incident at 3.15pm after checking for any possible hotspots.

Newcastle Swing Bridge is still open to traffic despite fire crews tackling a fire underneath it.

The Port of the Tyne say traffic has been reduced to a single lane after fire crews were called to the scene.

Fire crews are tackling a fire at the Swing Bridge in Newcastle.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue say about 25 square metres of wooden staves under the bridge are alight.

2 fire crews are at the scene, with a fire boat crew on standby.