Fire crews deal with blaze at commercial premises

A green wooden building on fire, with black smoke rising from the building, as the green paint peels away. Orange firefighter hoses run across the street, with a fire engine in the backgroundImage source, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
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Fire crews are at the scene of the blaze in Church Lane, Sandbach

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Fire crews are in attendance at the scene of a blaze at a commercial premises in Cheshire.

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said the fire was at a premises on Church Lane in Sandbach, where it is believed everyone is accounted for.

As of 13:30 BST, four fire engines from Congleton, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach, and Lymm were released from the incident.

Two fire engines from Crewe and an aerial ladder platform from Lymm remain in attendance.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have been using hose reel jets to tackle the fire from the ground.

"The aerial ladder platform is in place as a water tower dampening from above.

"Cordons have been reduced, but we are still asking people to avoid the area."

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