Emergency services attended a fire which broke out in Newport city centre this morning. Gwent Police and fire services attended Commercial Street, Newport after reports of a fire at about 7am on Thursday, March 16.
Pictures and video from the scene showed flames coming from the building above the Mama T restaurant, near Gilligan's Island. Commercial Street is currently closed between Kingsway junction and Gilligan's Island and diversions are in place.
The cause of the fire is not known. The AA reported this morning that a section of the road was closed just before 8am due to the incident and that traffic was coping well.
