Mumbles fire: Smoke billows across city as emergency services deal with large fire

Smoke billows across the city as emergency services deal with large fire at Mumbles Pier

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Emergency crews are dealing with a large fire at Mumbles Pier. Plumes of smoke can be seen for miles billowing from the area and there are reports people have been evacuated from a café near the pier.

South Wales Police said they were called at 11.30am to a fire at the pier. A spokesman said: "Local road closures have been put in place and the public is advised to avoid the area while the fire is being tackled."

A statement from Mumbles Pier says: "Due to unforeseen circumstances the site will be closed from now until further notice. Sorry for any inconvenience caused."

Locals advised to close all windows and doors

Mid And West Wales Fire And Rescue Service are currently on scene in The Mumbles.

A spokesperson for the service said: "Crews are on scene working hard to keep the fire under control.

"We advise local residents to close all windows/doors at this time and for people to keep away from the scene whilst the incident is dealt with."

Police were called to the scene at around 11:30am on Wednesday. Credit: Michael Jenkins

Third-generation owners of Mumbles Pier, Fred and Bert Bollom, said: “As a family, we are completely devastated by today’s fire at Mumbles Pier. We are still trying to understand the cause of the fire, but we believe it started to the rear of the former Cinderella’s building and spread throughout the row of buildings on that side of our complex. Thankfully, the pier itself and the arcade appear to have escaped any damage from the fire.

“First and foremost, we are incredibly grateful that no one was injured today. This is in no small part due to our wonderful team who pulled together, kept calm and worked quickly to ensure everyone left the site safely. We want to sincerely thank each and every one of them.

“We also want to express our gratitude to the emergency services, particularly the fire service and police, for responding so quickly today. We will continue to work with them in their investigations and we will keep our customers updated about our situation in due course.”