The roof of a stand at Barrow AFC has been ripped off in the strong winds brought by ex-hurricane Ophelia.

Barrow Police tweeted this evening to say Wilkie Road, which runs behind Holker Street Stadium, is closed.

Officers are with fire crews on the scene as they bid to assess the damage and secure the area.

The incident comes as Cumbria is battered by fierce winds.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Avoid Wilkie Road behind <a href="https://twitter.com/BarrowAFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarrowAFC</a> . Part of the roof of the stand has blown off in the wind <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneOpheila?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HurricaneOpheila</a></p>— Barrow Police (@barrowpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/barrowpolice/status/919992391376961536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wilkie Road is now closed. <a href="https://twitter.com/BarrowFire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarrowFire</a> are in attendance to assess the damage to <a href="https://twitter.com/BarrowAFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarrowAFC</a></p>— Barrow Police (@barrowpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/barrowpolice/status/919995294447792128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It is unclear at the moment which stand is affected but it is understood to be the main stand.

More on the situation as it emerges.