Overview
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service reported that around 2:40pm five fire engines and an aerial ladder platform responded to a commercial building fire on Craven Road in Altrincham.
- Crews wearing breathing apparatus are using two hose reel jets to fight the fire and remain at the scene.
- Police are in attendance, with cordons and road closures set up around Craven Road near the Broadheath retail area.
- The blaze is reported at or near a scrap-metal site, with thick smoke visible from areas including Eccles and near the Trafford Centre.
- Residents were urged to avoid the area, keep windows closed, and take precautions as the cause of the fire has not been confirmed.