FIREFIGHTERS have worked through the night to tackle a huge blaze at an industrial estate in Huyton.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service rushed to the fire on Wilson Road, Huyton yesterday evening.

Crews were alerted at 7.34pm and on scene at 19.48pm, to find a large pile of household waste ablaze.

They found a steel framed warehouse approximately 50m by 50m in size consisting of a large quantity of household waste, in flames. Separately, a household waste pile of approximately 30m by 40m was also involved in fire.

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Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service said: "Crews have worked tirelessly through the night working collaboratively from MFRS Fire Control and North West Fire Control staff to the fire ground, where MFRS relief crews have been mobilised with additional support from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service.

"We would like to thank all personnel that have been involved at this incident for their steadfast response and steely determination to step forward when needed."

MFRS said this morning that multi-Agency meetings have taken place with Merseyside Police and the Knowsley Council "to establish a plan of action with 11 appliances, two aerial appliances and one high volume pump in use as firefighting activities continue at scene".

MFRS added: "This incident has been sectorised as follows. In sectors one and two, we have one aerial appliance in use as a water tower, two main jets fighting the external waste pile, and two main jets tackling the internal structure from a position of safe air.

"One ground monitor is in place firefighting in sector three and one aerial appliance is in use as a water tower creating a fire break between Link Recycling and Locker Freight.

"A further four ground monitors are firefighting externally, applying water to Link Recycling via specific access points and creating a fire break between Link Recycling and adjacent properties.

Crews have now been withdrawn and will monitor temperatures every 15 minutes."

The following road closures are in place:

The north side of Wilson Road between Link Road and Brickfields, businesses inside the area bounded by Wilson Street, Link Road, and Ellis Ashton Street and Brickfields will be inaccessible for the duration of this incident.

In addition, HTL Travel and East Float Logistics are also inaccessible during this incident due to the positioning of the High Volume Pump.

MFRS thanked residents "for their continued support and patience at this time" adding "this is an ongoing incident, please avoid the area".