Fire near Aston

AudlemOnline received this from Charlotte Smith early this morning.
We have no further information as to whether the road is still closed.

Shortly after 12.30am firefighters were called to reports of an industrial building fire at a bakery in Aston near Nantwich.

Firefighters from Nantwich and Audlem were dispatched to the scene and on arrival they discovered a large fire in in the ceiling voids of the building measuring approximately 80 metres by 40 metres

Due to the scale of the fire an additional eight crews from Chester, Crewe, Northwich, Sandbach, Alsager and Malpas and Whitchurch were called to the scene.

Crews have sectorised the fire into three sections and firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, are using hose reel jets to tackle the fire.

The A530 Whitchurch Road is currently closed as a result of the incident and residents living nearby are advised to keep their windows and doors closed.