EMERGENCY services have been called to a fire in a Hereford shop.
The incident occurred at around 11.15 this morning (October 4) in high town. The fire service has not given an exact address.
Everyone had to be evacuated from the shop as fire crews tackled the "small fire", which was in the basement of the shop and was said to involve electrical intake.
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A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) said: "A HWFRS crew from Hereford Fire Station was called at 11.18am on October 4 to a fire at a shop in High Street, Hereford.
"This was a small fire in a basement involving electrical intake. Electrics were isolated in the basement. A thermal imaging camera and a gas monitor were deployed.
"All persons were evacuated and accounted for. There were no casualties and no other emergency services were required. Crews remain at the scene."
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