Fire on the dance floor in Portsmouth nightclub

Vehicles from Southsea, St Mary?s, Portchester and Cosham, including the Aerial Ladder Platform, were called to a fire on the dance floor at a nightclub on Guildhall Walk in Portsmouth. Everyone was safely evacuated from the premises after the fire involving ducting was discovered. The blaze on the second floor of the three-storey building resulted in smoke logging throughout the nightclub. The fire was extinguished using six sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, two jets and tactical ventilation for smoke clearance.After cutting away, the stop message came in at 03:24 with crews set to reinspect the scene later this morning.