Smoke was seen billowing from the building on Borough Road

A fire has ripped through a building in Wirral and people are being asking to avoid the area.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service rushed to Borough Road, near Oxton at around 8.37pm on Monday, May 30, following reports of a fire. Once four fire engines arrived at the scene just three minutes later they found a single storey building with smoke billowing from it.

Several firefighters had to use an angle grinder to break into the property, which is 20m by 30m. Crews are now working to extinguish the flames inside.

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While the fire service work in the property the fire service has asked people living nearby to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke from the blaze.

In a statement the service said: "Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is currently in attendance at a fire on Borough Road, Oxton. Crews were alerted at 8.37pm and on scene at 8.40pm.

"Four fire engines are in attendance. Nearby residents and businesses should keep windows and doors closed due to smoke from the fire.

"Anyone with existing medical conditions should keep medicine nearby and call NHS 111 if ill effects occur. The incident is ongoing. Please avoid the area."

The fire service has put up a cordon on Borough Road and said an investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out in due course.

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