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.

Eyewitnesses say the blaze has broken out in a derelict building near Oxford Road Station, with all tracks at the station blocked and services expected to be disrupted throughout the evening.

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

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