The fire service said people reporting the blaze said they could see and hear fireworks exploding.

Emergency crews were alerted to the fire in Tilcon Avenue, Stafford, at about 17:00 GMT, a spokesman said.

Staffordshire Police said the site will be searched on Friday once the fire, which is now under control, is out.

Day later two people are missing after a large blaze at a fireworks warehouse that saw two people taken to hospital.

Dramatic bursts of fireworks and thick smoke could be seen as the fire burned in Stafford on Thursday night.

Although the blaze at the unit of SP Fireworks was brought under control in about three hours, fire crews are still damping down.

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the blaze, Staffordshire Police said.