Tyre fire causes rush hour rail delays in Salford
Crews were called to Greenwood Street just before 5:45am on Tuesday morning
Rush hour train services between Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate have faced severe delays after a huge tyre fire in Salford.
The plume from the blaze could be seen across Manchester early on Tuesday morning.
Crews were called to the blaze just off Ford Lane in Pendleton at 5:44am.
National Rail said disruption to services was likely to continue until 8.30am.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: The fire is close to the train line but is not encroaching and has also created a large plume of smoke which is drifting towards Manchester city centre.''
The blaze was brought under control just after 7am.
Pictures and videos posted on social media showed the plume of black smoke.
Twitter user Hendo1980 shared a video of the fire and wrote: Great big fire in Salford with loads of thick black smoke, fire brigade on hand.''
The fire service warned residents to keep windows and doors closed.
Greater Manchester Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the blaze were under way and a number of road closures had been put in place