Fire crews tackled a blaze at an Indian restaurant on a main city road in Newport.
South Wales Fire and Rescue were called to the scene of the fire in Maindee, Newport at around 12pm.
Fire crews were working to extinguish the fire at the Koh I Noor Indian restaurant on Chepstow Road, near the Godfrey Morgan Wetherspoons pub.
The road was closed to motorists from the junction with Albert Avenue and buses were diverted from the area.
Witnesses said the Koh I Noor restaurant was on fire. One man who did not want to be named said he saw smoke coming from the property before emergency services arrived.
Owner of Koh I Noor, Sheikh Mohammod Tahir Ullah, said his nephew rang him to let him know the fire service were at his restaurant at about 12.05pm.
“I came within a couple of minutes,” he said.
“I saw all the fire brigade going in and coming out. I saw a lot of smoke as well."
He said the restaurant had been closed for a number of months prior to the fire.
Mr Ullah went in to check out the property after the investigator had been inside but said he couldn't really tell what the damage was like.
He added: "It’s mainly downstairs" but said he "couldn't go down there because it’s a bit dark and dangerous".
Our reporter at the scene said: "A fire appliance appears to have used hose reel equipment.
"The road is still shut to traffic and pedestrians in both directions from The George pub.
"Traffic is being diverted by officers."
A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said: "At approximately 11.58am on the April, 15 2020 we received reports of a fire on Chepstow Road, Maindee in Newport.
She added that there were "crews there from Malpas, Maindee, Duffryn, Cwmbran - seven various appliances."
Newport Bus also diverted routes. The bus operator said: "Due to a fire in Maindee all services that run through Maindee will be diverted through Harrow Road, Corporation Road and Wharf Road until further notice."
