Firefighters are battling a large blaze near the Birmingham airport.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded shortly after 10:15 p.m. Sunday to a building on Messer-Airport Highway at Aviation Avenue.

Fire Capt. Orlando Reynolds said firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming through the roof. He said he did not yet know the name of the business or building, and said it wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was inside at the time the fire erupted.

Traffic is blocked around the airport.

Additional firetrucks were brought in for extra manpower.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.