5 people rescued from fire after gas cylinder ignites
Five people are recovering in hospital after a fire broke out at a flat in Weston-super-Mare.
Firefighters attended the incident on Ashcombe Road on Monday 14th May.
It is thought that the fire started when a gas cylinder was being changed on a portable camping stove in a ground floor flat. A woman from that property managed to escape before firefighters arrived at the scene.
A spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said: “The occupants of the first floor managed to get out onto a flat roof at the rear of the property as their normal exit was blocked and firefighters used ladders to rescue them. All five were taken to hospital as a precaution after breathing in smoke. Firefighters also rescued three pets, a dog, rabbit and guinea pig from the flats.”