High Street flat fire stopped by Southampton crews

Firefighters from across Southampton were called to a fire within a first-floor flat on the High Street in the city centre shortly before 7am.

Smoke and flames were issuing from the flat above a restaurant on the junction with Bernard Street. 

The HIWFRS Control Room received multiple calls reporting the incident, and it was unknown if there were people inside the derelict building at the time crews first arrived on scene.

Crews from St Mary’s, Redbridge, Hightown and Eastleigh worked to gain access to the building, using jets, hose reels and the aerial ladder to tackle the blaze.

Fortunately there were no casualties from the fire.

The fire was extinguished but roads remain shut for a period as the crews dampened down the scene and checked neighbouring properties for any signs of fire spread.

HIWFRS left the scene at around 9am.