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| Derby fire: Smoke seen from Assembly Rooms car park | Derby fire: Smoke seen from Assembly Rooms car park |
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| A large fire has caused roads to be shut off in the centre of Derby. | A large fire has caused roads to be shut off in the centre of Derby. |
| Firefighters were called to tackle the blaze on the top floor of the Assembly Rooms car park in Market Place shortly before 18:00 GMT. | |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said 10 fire engines were at the scene and asked people to avoid the area because traffic delays have built up with the road closures. | |
| Witnesses have reported seeing "large, thick, black plumes of smoke". | |
| Full Street is also closed between Sowter Road and Corporation Street. | |
| BBC Radio Derby reporter Wesley Malin, who is at the scene, said it is believed the fire started in a room of the multi-storey car park where machinery is kept. | |
| He said debris was also falling from the car park. | |
| Derbyshire Police said they had widened the cordon with the danger of vehicles in the car park "exploding". | |
| A force representative said officers were in the process of evacuating nearby buildings. | |
| Derby Live confirmed that dancer Anton Du Beke's show, which had been scheduled for the Assembly Rooms on Friday night, had been cancelled. |