Emergency crews had been referred to as to the business building off Hickman Avenue at about 8.45pm on Friday, to reviews of a giant blaze inside.
Black smoke may very well be seen pouring into the sky for miles round. Three hearth engines initially responded however as many as 12 had been in attendance later that evening as calls got here in from throughout town.
Crews labored by the evening, first to extinguish the flames then to make the building as secure as doable.
The firefighters needed to work on the surface of the construction as a result of “inside collapse of the building”, the fireplace service mentioned.
On Saturday morning a spokesperson for the fireplace service mentioned crews had been nonetheless in attendance as of 8.30am and can be checking on the building all through the course of at this time.