Meadowhall: Firefighters issue statement in response to blaze near Sheffield shopping centre
Firefighters are dealing with a blaze close to Meadowhall shopping centre this evening.
A large amount of smoke spotted near Meadowhall generated some concern locally and online, but fire chiefs were quick to issue a statement to clarify that the shopping centre is not involved.
The fire involves an industrial unit on Meadowhall Road.
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has four appliances at the scene.
Residents who live nearby are urged to keep their doors and windows closed.
And people are being advised to stay away from the area.
At Meadowhall, some shoppers who could smell smoke began to leave the shopping centre.
A security guard was later filmed informing people that the fire did not involve Meadowhall and shoppers could still access the centre.
One visitor said: “When we arrived people were leaving saying the centre’s roof was on fire.
“We could smell smoke but nobody was panicking.
“Others came out saying shops were not allowing people inside.
“But very quickly a guard came out and told everyone that the fire was on an industrial estate so people started going back in.
“It was all very calm inside the centre. It seems like business as usual in there now.”