Flats evacuated following fire in Gosport

Firefighters tackled a fire involving solar panels on the roof of a three-storey block of flats in Gosport on Saturday afternoon. Crews from Gosport, Fareham, Cosham and the aerial ladder from Southsea attended the property on Samson Close shortly after 1pm.

The fire was contained to the solar panels, and was extinguished using jets, with the flats remaining unaffected.

Residents were quickly evacuated from their homes by the fire service to ensure everyone’s safety.

The electricity board isolated the solar panels as crews undertook community fire safety activities in the area before returning to station at around 2.30pm