Plumes of black smoke could be seen from a Magdalen Street building - once the Cat and Fiddle pub and now flats - as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

Emergency services were called to the site yesterday at 2.45pm.

Fire crews closed the road as they tackled the blaze (Image: Jack Warren, Newsquest) People were warned to avoid the area and Magdalen Street was closed for several hours.

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Buses were forced to queue as the road was closed (Image: Jack Warren,........

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