Fire breaks out at Sunshop tanning salon in Hellesdon

Six crews from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze for an hour after being called to the incident.

Sunshop, a tanning salon on the corner of Middletons Lane and Windsor Road near the Jet petrol station, caught fire just before 12pm.  

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Middletons Lane and Bush Road have been closed while emergency services deal with the incident. 

At 2.18pm Norwich Police issued a statement on Facebook which said: "We are currently helping fire crews at the scene of a fire in Hellesdon.

Emergency services at the scene of the fire (Image: Francis Redwood) "Be aware road closures are in place on Bush Road and Middleton's lane.

"The roads are likely to remain closed for a while which may impact journey times this afternoon."

A spokeswoman for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said: "Appliances from Sprowston, Earlham, Carrow, Hethersett, Acle and Wroxham attended a commercial building fire on Windsor Road.

"Crews wore breathing apparatus and used main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.

"A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots."

Firefighters say the fire was resolved by 1.10pm but they remain at the scene.