A massive fire has ripped through a synagogue with fire fighters tackling theflames as thick plumes of smoke billows into the sky.

Emergency services responded to reports of the fire at the Satmar V'Yoel Moshe Orthodox synagogue on Northumberland Street in Salford, at around 5pm this evening and six fire engines were despatched to the scene. Photos show the upper stories of the property ablaze, with smoke billowing out.