A huge fire has broken out at a listed former chapel in Port Talbot, South Wales.

Footage from Thursday evening showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky as fire crews rushed to extinguish the blaze.

Further images from the scene appear to show the chapel has had its roof ripped off altogether - with multiple floors of the building gutted by the fire.

But as the blaze continues, some locals have voiced their incredulity that nearby shops are operating as normal.

One, Nathan Preece, wrote on social media: "Tesco, is it really safe to keep your PortTalbot superstore open when the building next door is ablaze? Not really."

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The former place of worship, Bethany Chapel, sits on the junction of Station Road and Forge Road in the historic steelmaking town.

Reference site British Listed Buildings says the chapel is protected as "a well-preserved chapel of its period" which "forms the focal point in the centre of Port Talbot".