FIRE investigators are this morning examining the scene of a blaze that nearly engulfed an industrial unit in Eastleigh.

Huge flames leaping from a stack of palettes spread to the roof of the building in Chickenhall Lane, Bishopstoke, at around 2.15am.

Fire crews from Eastleigh were joined by specialist ladder equipment from Redbridge, as 15 firefighters took an hour to bring the blaze under control.