Nottingham city-centre fire closes roads and halts trams

• Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said 12 fire engines attended the fire on Market Street.
• Residents were evacuated, while five nearby roads were closed.
• Trams stopped between Theatre Royal and Market Square; Nottingham City Transport diverted buses.
• The injury toll, final headcount of residents and cause had not been confirmed in the reports examined.

The fire service reported 12 engines at a residential property on Market Street by 22:55 BST on Monday, 5 October. It urged the public to avoid the area and advised people affected by smoke to keep doors and windows shut.¹

The Sun reported that residents were evacuated. The listed road closures were Upper Parliament Street, Lower Parliament Street, Market Street, King Street and Queen Street.²

The closures cut through a busy part of the city centre. Nottingham Express Transit stopped trams in both directions between Theatre Royal and Market Square. Nottingham City Transport’s notice listed diversions and alternative stops for multiple bus routes.¹³

At 01:10 BST on Tuesday, The Sun said it did not know whether anyone had been injured. That is not confirmation that nobody was hurt. The reports did not give a final count of residents evacuated or accounted for, or say when roads and tram services would reopen.²

Footnotes

1. Yahoo News, carrying an East Midlands report attributed to the BBC. ↩ ↩²

2. The Sun, report published 6 October 2026. ↩ ↩²

3. Nottingham City Transport service updates. ↩