Firefighters tackle huge fire at industrial estate in Weston-super-Mare

Eight fire engines from across Avon and Somerset went to Oakwood Business Park on Oldmixon Crescent to fight the fire using jets and a turntable ladder.  

Eight fire engines from across the service & a turntable ladder are now at this incident. Due to the large amounts of smoke, pls keep all windows closed if you're nearby while we get the incident under control.

— Avon Fire & Rescue Service (@AvonFireRescue) September 26, 2018 

A spokesman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said the fire is now under control but firefighters will remain at the site overnight. 

*Update* Thanks to the efforts of crews at the incident, this fire is now under control. Water is still being applied to the building & crews are expected to remain at the incident overnight.

At this time, we expect the industrial estate to be accessible as normal by tomorrow.

— Avon Fire & Rescue Service (@AvonFireRescue) September 26, 2018

Police have put a 200m cordon in place at the site and closed the road while firefighters tackle the fire.

And workers from businesses in the park have been evacuated. 

The cordon around the fire at Oakwood Business Park in Oldmixon Crescent, WsM, has been expanded to 200m.
This is still within the industrial unit area so no further evacuation needed. We are supporting our colleagues at Avon Fire and Rescue who are making the area safe. pic.twitter.com/Q4O6ySLy6f

— Avon&Somerset Police (@ASPolice) September 26, 2018

We are in attendance at a large scale industrial fire on the Oldmixon Industrial Estate in Weston-super-Mare. We are asking all local residents to keep windows and doors closed whilst @AvonFireRescue service deal with the incident. pic.twitter.com/PLd5sPloSS

— swasFT (@swasFT) September 26, 2018

South Western Ambulance Service are also in attendance and are urging residents to keep windows and doors closed. 

Oldmixon crescent fire Weston pic.twitter.com/LriYgXqK62

— James Tudor (@atmejt) September 26, 2018