Fire breaks out at Taunton commercial property

The fire service are using 10 pumping appliances to put out the fire

Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a three-storey commercial property in the centre of a town.

Fire crews attended the property on Bridge Street, in North Town, Taunton, after smoke and flames were reported at 05:30 GMT on Thursday.

Police and ambulance services attended the scene assisting fire crews and the road reopened after 13:00 GMT.

No injuries have been reported and the fire was brought under control, with crews making hotspot checks.

Bridge Street in North Town is closed

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service station manager Adrian Wollaston said the fire was 'attacked aggressively'

Adrian Wollaston, a station manager from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, said: "When we arrived it was a well developed fire, and the flames and smoke were escalating.

"But after attacking it aggressively, we are beginning to scale back now."

North Town Primary School initially asked children to stay at home early on Thursday, due to the local road closures, but then welcomed pupils from 10:30 GMT.