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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. Firefighters were called to tackle the blaze on the top floor of the Assembly Rooms car park in Market Place shortly after 17:30 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. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said 10 fire engines were at the scene and asked people to avoid the area because of road closures.
Witnesses have reported seeing "large, thick, black plumes of smoke".Witnesses have reported seeing "large, thick, black plumes of smoke".
Full Street is also closed between Sowter Road and Corporation Street. Many roads around the city centre have been closed including, Full Street, Derwent Street, Corporation Street and St Alkmund's Way.
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. A fire service representative said officers would be at the scene for a "considerable amount of time" dealing with the fire which looks to have started in the plant room at the top of the car park.
He said debris was also falling from the car park. BBC Radio Derby reporter Wesley Malin, who is at the scene, said debris could be seen falling from the car park.
Derbyshire Police said they had widened the cordon with the danger of vehicles in the car park "exploding".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. Superintendent Gary Parkin said officers had evacuated nearby buildings and asked people to be patient while they worked to get the city centre "back to normality as soon as possible".
Derby Live confirmed that dancer Anton Du Beke's show, which had been scheduled for the Assembly Rooms on Friday night, had been cancelled.Derby Live confirmed that dancer Anton Du Beke's show, which had been scheduled for the Assembly Rooms on Friday night, had been cancelled.
Pete Meakin said performances over the weekend had also been cancelled.
"It looks very worrying indeed," he added.
"Fortunately we know everyone got out of the Assembly Rooms building and we are now ringing around the audiences to make sure they don't come into the city centre."
Will Hives, 36, who lives nearby was in a restaurant when he noticed the smoke, and said: "You couldn't see flames at first, just plumes of black smoke.
"It spread really quickly. Within 10 minutes it was really alight and was sweeping across the whole building."