Residents evacuated as gas cylinders explode during blaze at North Yorkshire garage

RESIDENTS have been evacuated from nearby homes as firefighters dealÂ with a large blaze at an MOT test centre in North Yorkshire tonight.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2017, 22:25 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:06 BST

Five fire engines and an aerial platform ladder were called to deal with the blaze at the garage on Ingleton Industrial Estate, New Road, Ingleton, just before 6.30pm tonight.

A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "Firefighters were originally fighting the fire inside the building but all the crews were withdrawn from inside the premises due to acetylene cylinders exploding.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman, said: "The incident, which has occurred at a MOT test centre at around 6.40pm today (Friday 10 March 2017), has led to the evacuation of properties within a 200m safety cordon in the south of the village. The residents have been taken to the local community centre and are being supported by the county council."