A train passenger filmed a huge fire engulfing an entire home as thick black smoke billowed high into the sky.
Plumes of smoke poured from a property in Borth, Ceredigion, on Friday afternoon, causing the high street to be shut off by the emergency services.
The fire, believed to have started at around 3.30pm, quickly spread through the house which backs onto the railway.
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Around 30 firefighters are currently at the three-storey house desperately working to stop it spreading to other homes.
Fire crews from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been at the scene since 3.30pm, with appliances sent from Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Aberaeron, Tregaron and New Quay. An additional crew from the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service also turned up from Aberdovey.
Bright orange flames could be seen leaping into the air from the house and the smoke rose so high it could be seen from Tywyn, some five miles across the estuary as the crow flies.
A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: "We were called by the fire service at around 3.40pm to a large fire at a property in Borth. Officers are at the scene assisting the fire service."
People are being asked to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident, which is ongoing
Eyewitnesses have reported several loud bangs and cars are currently bring stopped from driving down the high street.
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