RESIDENTS EVACUATED AS RUBBISH FIRE BREAKS OUT IN VENTNOR FLAT BLOCK

Residents evacuated from flats during late night fire in Ventnor

Fire crews from Ventnor, Shanklin and Ryde were all called to the scene on the Isle of Wight.

RESIDENTS EVACUATED AS RUBBISH FIRE BREAKS OUT IN VENTNOR FLAT BLOCK

Firefighters from Ventnor, Shanklin and Ryde are tackling a rubbish fire at a block of flats in central Ventnor tonight (Saturday). 3 appliances are currently on scene at Albert Street, where firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered a block of flats. Island Echo is told that a pile of rubbish has caught alight in the stairwell of Albert House. Residents have been evacuated, including a number of animals and young children. All perso…