FIRE crews were called to Newton Abbot this morning (Friday, November 6) after a fire broke out in the first-floor storeroom of a Queen Street premises.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) were called just before 10am following reports of a fire.

Witnesses reported seeing firefighters enter iTown via a side entrance.

Fire engines on Queen Street, near iTown
(Ethan Heppell / MDA)

Fire engines from Ashburton, Bovey Tracey and Torquay attended, as well as an aerial ladder platform from Danes Castle Fire Station.

DSFRS told the Mid-Devon Advertiser that five per cent of the property had been damaged by fire.