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Firefighters tackle a blaze inside the cavity wall of a Southampton block of flats after residents were evacuated at 3am

Fire engines and emergency services outside Sarnia Court, Southampton, where residents displaced by the early-hours blaze were directed to Redbridge Primary School as a rest centre.
Fire engines and emergency services outside Sarnia Court, Southampton, where residents displaced by the early-hours blaze were directed to Redbridge Primary School as a rest centre.
Firefighters at the entrance of Sarnia Court, Boniface Crescent, Southampton, as Southampton City Council worked alongside crews to support those affected by the blaze.
Firefighters at the entrance of Sarnia Court, Boniface Crescent, Southampton, as Southampton City Council worked alongside crews to support those affected by the blaze.

A cavity-wall fire broke out at Sarnia Court, near Boniface Crescent, around 3am, forcing residents to evacuate in the early hours. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said no casualties have been reported. By 9am the response was being scaled back, with the number of engines on scene reduced.

Redbridge Primary School has been opened as a rest centre for those displaced by the blaze.

Firefighters are continuing to work through the cavity wall to fully extinguish the fire.

Southampton City Council is working alongside crews to support those affected.

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