Greater Manchester firefighters have been battling a fire in Cheadle overnight

The fire broke out around 1.00am at the Armadillo Self Storage on Earl Road.

Firefighters have the fire under control and crews remain in attendance working to fully extinguish it and have now reduced to 10 fire engines at the scene along with a number of special appliances

They expect to be on-site for a number of hours and would continue to advise local residents to keep their doors and windows shut.

There will be some traffic disruption around the incident so please avoid the area if possible.

Incident Commander, Chief Fire Officer Dave Russel said: “This has been a fast-developing incident and I want to praise the hard work of all our firefighters who are currently tackling the fire.

“I also want to thank our partners who are supporting us as we respond to this incident.

“We expect to be here well into the morning so I would advise the public to stay away from the area and for local residents to keep their doors and windows shut.

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