More than 50 firefighters attend high-rise bin chute fire in Portsmouth

More than 50 firefighters attended a bin chute fire in a Portsmouth high-rise building. Crews were called to Handsworth House, Somers Town at 01:44 and the fire was out in under an hour. Firefighters used six sets of breathing apparatus and three jets to tackle the fire which affected the 15th and 16th floors. Two people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation by South Central Ambulance Service. The stop message was at 04:12. A joint fire and police investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause.