Fire crews tackle blaze in roof of terraced house

Four fire engines and an aerial ladder platform attended the blaze in Somerset Road.

The alarm was raised around 1.25pm by an eye-witness reporting the building on fire.

A fire brigade spokesman said: “We sent four fire engines and an ALP to the scene. The fire involved a terraced property and the fire was in the roof space.

“There was a lot of smoke. Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus gained entry to the property with a hose reel.

“At this stage there is nothing to suggest what caused the fire and we have no reports of anyone being in the property or anyone rescued.”