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Sophie Brownson

Firefighters spend night tackling major Newcastle blaze which closed Central Motorway as probe launched

A huge fire at a disused building in Newcastle city centre that closed the city's Central Motorway has now been extinguished by firefighters.

At 6.44pm on Wednesday, June 28, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) were called to a blaze at a large, disused building in Carliol Square. Around 50 firefighters worked throughout the night to put out the flames using eight engines and two Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) vehicles.

Newcastle's Central Motorway was closed in both directions after the Tyne Bridge while crews worked alongside Northumbria Police to tackle the fire.

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