Manchester fire LIVE: Huge smoke cloud seen for miles as blaze covers train tracks

A fire has broken out in Manchester with a huge cloud of smoke blanketing the railway.

Footage of the blaze, which appears to have broken out in a building near Oxford Road Station in the city, has been shared on social media.

Eyewitnesses said the fire is based at a derelict building that was formerly the base of the Hotspur printing press, next to the train station.

People are reportedly being evacuated from nearby buildings, with emergency services currently at the scene.

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