Public urged to avoid street following fire

Fire engines in street with premises on fireImage source, Toby Friedner/BBC
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Fire crews are attending a fire in a cafe in Park Street, Luton

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Emergency crews are at the scene of a "significant" fire in a town centre business.

Bedfordshire Fire service said the blaze, which broke out shortly after midday in Park Street, Luton, on Monday, had been contained.

On social media, external the service advised people to "avoid the immediate area".

It is not thought the fire has affected the annual Luton Carnival currently taking place.

Image source, Julita Waleskiewicz/BBC

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