An investigation has been launched after fire crews rushed to a Wirral road as a fire ripped through a building.
People were urged to avoid an area of Borough Road, near Oxton after Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was called at around 8.37pm on Monday, May 30, following reports of a fire. Four fire engines arrived at the scene just three minutes later where they found a single storey building with smoke billowing from it.
Several firefighters used an angle grinder to break into the 20m by 30m property as people living nearby were asked to keep windows and doors closed. Just one hour later, at 9.41pm, fire crews continued to wear breathing apparatus to suppress the fire as electricity to the building was isolated.
