Homes on Commercial Street, Newport, evacuated after shop fire

Commercial Street runs through Newport city centre

Homes were evacuated after a shop fire in Newport on Tuesday morning.

The blaze broke out in a disused shop on Commercial Street at about 04:10 BST.

A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said it was an electrical fire, with residents in flats above the property asked to leave.

Five fire engines and a hydraulic platform were sent to put it out.