Overview

• Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service reports eight engines and specialist appliances tackling a blaze at a recycling and scrap-metal site on Ulverscroft Road.
• More than 40 firefighters are on scene after calls earlier this afternoon, with operations continuing as the situation develops.
• Police advise residents to keep windows and doors closed and to avoid the area, and they warn people not to drink water from their taps as Severn Trent has been notified.
• Ulverscroft Road is shut between Catherine Street and Forest Road, and police also reported a southbound closure at the A594 underpass with diversions urged.
• Fire Control says a large smoke plume is visible across Leicester and has prompted multiple emergency calls.