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A major fire has taken hold at an under-construction 拢16m police firearms range near Bristol, understood to be a Miller construction site.

The fire began in the early hours of yesterday morning and was still ongoing this morning, an Avon Fire & Rescue spokesperson told 黑洞社区.

At the height of the blaze, six fire engines and a number of supporting vehicles were fighting it.

The spokesperson said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e still on the scene, firefighters have been there overnight. There are still a number of pockets of fire that we鈥檙e dealing with.鈥�

Miller referred enquiries to Avon and Somerset Police.

Assistant chief constable for the force, Dave Hayler, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e devastated to see the impact of the fire. The training centre is a new state-of-the-art development designed to train firearms officers across three forces. For the communities of Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire whose officers will be trained there, it鈥檚 a tragic setback
鈥淭he damage is extensive and we鈥檒l be working closely with fire investigators and our own forensic teams to understand what happened to cause such a large fire. The fire service will be on site for some days to come until they鈥檙e absolutely satisfied that any danger of the fire relighting is exhausted.鈥�