Three people safe after former joinery goes up in flames in Adelaide’s north-west

Firefighters are battling a blaze at an industrial property at Brompton, in Adelaide’s inner north-west.

Flames engulfed the former joinery business late this morning, blowing plumes of black smoke through the area.

Neighbouring businesses raced to save their valuable equipment and cars as more than 60 firefighters battled the blaze.

The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) said there were three people inside the First Street property at the time but that no-one was injured.

Authorities say it has not been a business for some time and has been used as a makeshift home for the owner.

The building is at risk of collapsing and was still too unsafe to enter and determine the cause of the fire, the MFS said.

They said the fire damaged a distillery next door.