The first pictures have emerged as emergency services attended a building fire which caused a North East street to close this afternoon.

Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade (CFB) confirmed they attended a building fire on West Dyke Road in Redcar this afternoon (April 26) shortly before 2pm.

Plumes of smoke could be seen in pictures coming from an address on the street as emergency service vehicles surrounded the area.

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Cleveland Police confirmed the road had been closed as a result of the incident.

Pictures from the scene showed traffic at a standstill as emergency services dealt with the blaze.

A CFB spokesperson confirmed four applicances attended the scene, while one remained in attendance.

They said: "The time of call to the fire brigade was 13:46.

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"We had four fire appliances deployed, one from Redcar, Grangetown, Coulby Newham, and Saltburn.

"We still have one fire appliance in attendance.

"We have four breathing apparatus in use by the fire brigade."

They confirmed one bedroom in the house had sustained "100%" fire damage, while the whole upstairs was also heavily damaged by heat and smoke.

A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "Due to an ongoing incident, West Dyke Road in Redcar is closed in both directions.

"Emergency services are on scene, thank you for your patience in advance."

They said they received a report of the incident at around 1:50pm and police remain at the scene.

North East Ambulance Service confirmed they attended the incident and dispatched two emergency ambulances to the scene.

An NEAS spokesperson said: "We were called at 13:47 this afternoon to a fire at a private property on West Dyke Road, Redcar.

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"We dispatched two emergency ambulances and one clinical team leader." 

They confirmed no one had been taken to hospital.

Here are some of the pictures from the scene:

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