Location: Smithdown Road, Liverpool
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) are in attendance at an incident on Smithdown Road, Liverpool on the evening of Sunday 10 May.
Crews were alerted at 22.04 and on scene at 22.10, there are currently 8 fire engines and one aerial appliance in attendance.
On arrival this was a fire within a property, two firefighters in breathing apparatus (BA) were committed under rapid deployment with one hose reel jet to fight the fire.
This incident has been sectorised, and the fire has spread to the chimney into the roof space above. MFRS crews are continuing to fight the fire internally and externally.
The building has been evacuated, and Merseyside Police are in attendance to assist with traffic management.
UPDATE – 08.00 Monday 11 May
MFRS crews have worked diligently through the night to bring this incident to a close, with the fire extinguished at 00.27 on the morning of Monday 11 May.
Firefighters damped down hot spots at the scene and monitor temperatures, with the aerial appliance in use externally.
By 00.42, the incident begun to scale down with 6 fire engines in attendance, a further two engines were released at 01.26.
Crews removed roof tiles to check for hotspots and monitor temperatures, while utilities to the premises were isolated.
At 03.50, crews carried out a search of the entire property before firefighters made up their equipment and handed over the scene to Merseyside Police, before leaving at 03.58.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.