A roof fire broke out at a building close to a railway station.

Plumes of smoke were seen in the area after the flames took hold above a flat in Cuthbert Road in Westgate at about 8pm on Friday.

Crews in five fire engines and a height vehicle attended the scene, which was opposite a fish and chip shop and just a few metres from the bridge above the town’s railway station.

Wearing breathing apparatus, they used hose reel jets to douse the flames.

A fire service spokesperson said: “No injuries were reported, and the cause is believed to be accidental.”

They had left the scene by 10.30pm.