Hilsea fire guts family's two-storey flat and apartment block is evacuated

Richard Lemmer
By Richard Lemmer
Published 28th May 2022, 18:38 BST
Updated 29th May 2022, 08:47 BST
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A FIRE has gutted a family’s two-storey flat, with emergency services evacuating dozens of people from the apartment block before bringing the blaze under control.

Police, paramedics and fire crews were scrambled to the scene at 3.45pm this afternoon, as the flat fire erupted in a three-storey apartment block at the corner of London Road and Beechwood Road, Hilsea.

No one is reported as being injured by the blaze, which saw dozens of apartment block residents evacuated by firefighters.

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The aftermath of the fire, which has wrecked a two-storey flat inside the apartment block in London Road.The aftermath of the fire, which has wrecked a two-storey flat inside the apartment block in London Road.
The aftermath of the fire, which has wrecked a two-storey flat inside the apartment block in London Road.

A family’s two-storey flat was gutted by the fire and smoke, with the cause of the blaze remaining unknown at present, according to crew manager Dave Burt.