Huge fire rips through Welsh industrial estate after ‘breaking out in warehouse next to brewery’ with flames seen perilously close to housesthedigitalchaps

A huge fire has broken out in south Wales, shocking images showing plumes of smoke billowing near the station as firefighters battle desperately to put it out.

Pictures showed residents gathering to watch the brave efforts of the emergency services near an industrial estate in Newport.

The fire was reported to have started around 8:50pm on Sunday night. 

The cause of the inferno was not immediately clear, but an eyewitness claimed on X, formerly Twitter, ‘the warehouse next to Tiny Rebel brewery in Rogestone has just gone completely up in flames’.

A South Wales Fire and Rescue spokesperson said firefighters are still ‘trying to get to grips’ with the blaze.

Police said the fire started at 8:50pm this evening

Gwent police cordoned off nearby streets and urged people to avoid the area.

A spokesperson for the police said: ‘We received a report of a fire at a commercial premises on Wern Industrial Estate, Chartist Drive, Rogerstone at around 20.50pm on Sunday 14 January.

‘Officers have attended in support of colleagues from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service to assist traffic access for fire appliances and to maintain cordons to keep the public safe.