Fire and rescue services were called to a fire 'exploding' near a busy road in Newport on Sunday night. Emergency services attended reports of a "large tent" on fire at the rear of a building near Usk Way.
One eye witness said she was sat outside Castle Bingo trying to get a taxi when the tent "went up". She said: "[We] just saw the fire going. Then it started getting bigger and bigger and exploding."
A video of the incident shows the fire exploding three times in a space of a minute as the flames grow higher. The woman added that she informed staff at the bingo hall who called emergency services, with a fire crew quickly arriving at the scene. Many others heard the noise, with residents on social media describing hearing a 'big bang'.
A spokesman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said one appliance attended the blaze at 9.55pm where a "large tent was destroyed by fire at the rear of a building". The crew left the scene at 10.24pm. For more news like this subscribe to our dedicated Newport newsletter here.
