Portsmouth Road near Itchen Bridge, Southampton blocked due to building fire

Emergency services have blocked Portsmouth Road between the Itchen Bridge roundabout and Station Road.

UPDATE: Road clear after fire broke out in derelict building

Traffic is now being allowed to pass through but only slowly and people are being advised to avoid the area.

In a tweet from Hampshire Roads Policing Unit, police said they are assisting with a "building fire". 

Queues are building whilst emergency teams deal with the incident. 

Read more: Live updates from the scene 

Two fire engines were spotted at around 7 am stopping at the site. 

Southampton City Council's traffic team shared the news on social media.

Portsmouth Road, incident between Itchen Bridge Roundabout and Station Road - emergency services have blocked the road to deal with the incident, traffic is unable to pass at this time. Please avoid this area, queues are building.

— Southampton Travel (@scchighways) April 21, 2022

More to follow. 

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