Office and warehouse fire in Walsgrave, Coventry

This incident is on the Cross Point business park, close to the M6 and M69 motorways.

Motorists are asked to avoid the immediate vicinity.

We are working with West Midlands Police to ensure that people leaving a nearby cinema by car can do safely when they need to.

The cinema has not been evacuated.

One of our drones is relaying imagery to officers and crews on the ground in #Coventry, to support operational decision-making.

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We are planning to scale down our resources at the scene by midnight, to five fire engines and around 25 firefighters.

These crews are expected to remain throughout the night, damping down remaining hotspots.

People nearby no longer need to keep doors and windows closed.

We are working with local companies, including a supermarket, to facilitate access to their premises and enable them to keep operating.

A huge fire has ripped through a two-storey office building and warehouse in Coventry.
More than 70 firefighters went to the scene in Olivier Way at 17:43 GMT after a flurry of 999 calls about a "significant" blaze in the Walsgrave area.
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One fire engine and crew remain at the scene, checking for any remaining hotpots.

Initial work by our fire investigators suggests that the fire was most likely started deliberately.