Portsmouth firefighters called at midnight to property blaze with residents inside

Crews from Southsea and Cosham were called at 00:05 to the ground-floor flat on Duke Crescent.

The residents were found to be safe and the fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets and using hose reel jets and ventilation fans to clear the smoke.

South Central Ambulance Service paramedics were on the scene to assess the occupants and nearby residents thought to have been affected in the smoke.

Crews returned to station at 00:44 following the stop message.

Firefighters revisited the road to conduct Safe and Well visits at a number of neighbouring addresses.

A joint police and fire investigation is set to take place to ascertain the cause.