One person has been taken to hospital after emergency services attended a fire in Newport city centre. Gwent Police, ambulance and fire services attended Commercial Street, Newport after reports of a fire at about 7am on Thursday, March 16.
Pictures and video from the scene show damage to the building above the Mama T restaurant, near Gilligan's Island. Commercial Street remains closed between Kingsway junction and Gilligan's Island and diversions are in place. It is understood the road will be closed for several hours in order to make the building secure.
Ambulance services have confirmed one person has been taken to the Grange University Hospital after the incident. Their condition is not known.
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A spokesperson from Gwent Police said: "We received a report of a fire in Commercial Street Newport at around 7am on Thursday March 16. Officers attended, along with personnel from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, to support with public safety."
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called earlier today to reports of a fire on Commercial Street, Newport. We sent two emergency ambulances to the scene, where crews were also supported by the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team, a high acuity response unit paramedic and a duty operations manager. One person was taken to the Grange University Hospital.”
A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "At approximately 7.02am on Thursday March 16, we received reports of a fire on Commercial Street in Newport. Multiple crews from fire stations across south Wales attended the scene alongside emergency service colleagues. Crews utilised specialist equipment, including breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and an aerial ladder platform, to extinguish the fire.
"Crews also assessed adjacent properties for fire spread. Fortunately, none was visible. A stop message was received at approximately 8:46am."
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