A small number of road closures are in place in Southampton due to a fire at an industrial building.

The fire appears to have broken out in a warehouse of wooden pallets off of Melbourne Street which is opposite Southampton FC’s St Mary's stadium.

Plumes of smoke can be seen across the city with people spotting the fire from as far away as Millbrook.

Firefighters are at the scene tackling the immense blaze and are evacuating the area.

Road closures in place due to Southampton fire

On their X (formerly known as Twitter) page Southampton Travel have shared: "Marine Parade currently closed between Belvidere Road and Chapel Road due to an incident."

The Bluestar bus company also shared their services had been impacted by the fire and the road closure.

They posted: "Due to the road being blocked by the emergency services, the B*7s are unable to serve the following stops, Anglesea Terrace & City College.

"Services are being routed via Central bridge, Bernard street and Threefield. Apologies if affected."

A statement from the fire service about the incident reads: "Crews are currently attending a fire in Marine Parade Southampton. The initial call came in at 1.05pm. 

"The fire is affecting industrial units near St Mary’s football stadium.

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"There are currently eight fire engines, two aerial ladder platforms and other specialist vehicles in attendance.

"People in the area are advised to keep windows and doors closed due to the amount of smoke.

"Some roads local to the incident are closed and people are advised to avoid the area to allow movements of emergency vehicles."