Garden centre fire "accidental"

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say the fire at Blooms garden centre was an accident.

Firefighters were called to the garden centre in St Mellons at around 10pm last night.

Only the exterior of the building remains and the centre have confirmed they will be closed for the foreseeable future.

Group Manager, Brian Thompson said “Crews faced challenging situations dealing with a large fire, including small explosions on the site involving cylinders. Crews did a tremendous job preventing the fire spreading to nearby houses and businesses and remained on site for the rest of the night.”

The fire at Blooms Garden centre in Cardiff was first sighted at 10:20 last night.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

Credit: Elaine Casal-Benedito

Blooms Cardiff Garden Centre say they still don't know what caused the fire and that the centre will remain closed 'for the foreseeable future.'

Firefighters tackling a large fire at Blooms garden centre managed to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings.

South Wales Fire and Rescue say the fire was contained to the nursery section of the garden centre.

Other parts of the centre which contains a pet shop and a cafe were checked for damage by fire crews.