One person taken to hospital after flat fire in Wavertree
Property described as 'well alight'
Last updated 1st Apr 2023
One person has been taken to hospital after a fire in a first floor flat in Liverpool.
Emergency crews were called to Wellington Grove in Wavertree at 11.30pm, with the property described as 'well alight'.
Three fire engines attended the scene.
In a statement, Merseyside Fire & Rescue said:
"On arrival crews were met with a first floor flat well alight. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property with two hose reel jets to fight the blaze while additional fire service personnel gathered information regarding other occupants and searched the property.
"North West Ambulance Service are on scene and one casualty has been assessed and conveyed to hospital for further treatment.
"Crews continued to dampen down inside the property and the fire has now been extinguished. Firefighters in BA are hotspotting.
"All persons have been accounted for and utilities to the flat affected have now been isolated.
"Further checks are being carried out inside the building by the Fire Service."
The cause of the fire is not yet known.