Residents evacuated at Stapleford flat blaze
Written by terry on April 30, 2012 at 09:56
Around 20 people were evacuated from a large fire that broke out in a block of flats in Stapleford at around 5.40am on 29th April.
The fire started in a first floor flat. A couple and a 3 year old girl were taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for smoke inhalation. One other person required hospital treatment for minor injuries.
Firefighters spent several hours tackling the blaze. Residents in nearby flats were evacuated as a precaution.
The British Red Cross arrived at the property to provide temporary shelter for residents until a structutal engineer has assessed the extent of the damage.
May 11th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
i was in the fire and it was a complete tragedy and me my dad and brother and step mum was lucky to get out i can not thank the people who knocked on the doors to get us out and my learning support teacher was in the blaze as well