Live updates as firefighters tackle house fire in Leicester
The police have shut several roads in the Humberstone area
Firefighters and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a house fire in Leicester.
The police have shut several roads in the Humberstone area of the city as fire crews tackle the blaze.
A fire service spokeswoman said the alarm was raised shortly after 2.15pm today (June 9).
The incident involves a semi-detached house on the A6030, The Portwey, off the A47 Uppingham Road.
Leicester Area Traffic Control report congestion building up in the area.
We are reporting live on this incident. For updates as they happen, see below.
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