Huge plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising above Newcastle city centre this morning as firefighters tackled a blaze at the city's heliport.
Crews from Newcastle and Byker were called to a van fire at Newcastle City Heliport, located near Scotswood Road, at around 10.15am on Thursday, May 4.
Northumbria Police also attended the scene and firefighters were able to put out the blaze by 10.52am.