Large fire breaks out at Mullins Heating in Shrewsbury
Firefighters have this afternoon tackled a large fire at Mullins Heating in Shrewsbury.
The fire broke out in the roof space of the family run business on Wenlock Road at 1.45pm this afternoon. Workers inside the building were alerted to the fire by a local resident who saw smoke rising from the roof.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue attended the blaze with units from Shrewsbury, Wellington, Baschurch, Tweedale and Telford Central including the aerial ladder at the scene.
The roof and a large part of the rear of the building which backs onto London Road was severely damaged in the blaze.
The White Horse public house and nearby properties were evacuated due to safety concerns over gas cylinders within the fire damaged building that heated up. An area around the fire has been cordoned off.
Firefighters will remain at the scene over the next 24hrs to monitor the cylinders.
Wenlock Road is closed, London Road is expected to remain closed until tomorrow.
There were no reported injuries.
