Road closed after fire breaks out on Sheffield street

Sheffield East NHP tweeted at around 4.30pm to warn that police have closed Mansfield Road due to a fire.

They have warned motorists to avoid the area as traffic is building up.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said that the fire started in a room at the Mansfield Road Fire Station.

They said that some litter caught fire and the building was now being ventilated.

Police said the road reopened at around 5.20pm.