Newport: Drone footage captures scale of fire at Queensway Meadows Industrial Estate

Drone footage has captured the scale of a large fire on an industrial estate in Newport.

Emergency services advised people living near the Nash Mead industrial estate to keep their windows and doors shut after the fire broke out on Monday evening.

Around half of the building was ablaze as dark smoke clouds could be seen in the sky.

Gwent Police said it had shut several roads in the area whilst the incident was ongoing.

Nash Road was closed from the Mazda garage down to the bottom of Meadow Road while the route from Glan Llyn Roundabout near the Land Rover Service Centre, heading towards Queensway, was also shut.

On Monday evening, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it had not received reports that anyone had been injured in the fire. Credit: Twitter: @JoshPowell_2

A statement from group manager Mike Evans was released in the early hours of this morning, saying: "At 7.48pm this evening [Monday], we were notified of a factory unit on fire in the Nash area of Newport.

"Control promptly mobilised three fire appliances, one water bowser, one aerial ladder platform and several specialist officers to the scene."On arrival, the initial crews were faced with a significant fire and at its height, six fire appliances, three water bowsers and two aerial ladders were in attendance. Crews did a tremendous job in preventing the fire spread and contained the fire by midnight.

"South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were assisted greatly by a number of agencies, including the Welsh Ambulance Service, Gwent Police, local businesses and Wales and West Utilities. Crews will continue to maintain a presence throughout the night and tomorrow.

"A joint investigation will begin with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Gwent Police into the cause of the fire."

Gwent Police have put several road closures in place while emergency services deal with the fire. Credit: Twitter: @JoshPowell_2

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the fire just before 8pm and confirmed it had not received reports of any injuries.

Six appliances were deployed to the scene and a spokesperson at the fire service said the flames had broken through the roof of a building on the industrial estate.

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