Overview
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue reached Parkvale Avenue at 8.41pm with seven engines and an aerial appliance on the North Cheshire Trading Estate.
- The main body of fire was out by about 1.30am after crews deployed hose reel jets, main branches, a ground monitor and a High Volume Pump.
- Crews gained interior access to check for hot spots, the incident was scaled down, and three fire engines remain at the scene.
- Police have reduced the cordon to permit limited access to Prenton Way, while Parkvale Avenue stays closed.
- The blaze involved a roughly 50m-by-50m warehouse; the cause and the unit’s occupancy are unconfirmed, and residents were earlier urged to keep windows shut and contact NHS 111 if affected by smoke.