Crews tackle Portswood Road blaze

portswood road flats fire l weedy 1 15 6 25A flat was destroyed and three other third floor flats were damaged during a fire above a mosque on Portswood Road, first reported to the fire service at 11.19 am on Sunday morning (June 15).
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Firefighters attended from St Mary’s, Hightown, Eastleigh, Redbridge, Fareham, Winchester, Hamble, Cosham and Lyndhurst.

Firefighters in breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to tackle the flames, and ventilation fans to clear the smoke, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service reported.

Two years previously fire crews tackled a large blaze just along the road that gutted the 7 Bone burger restaurant.

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