Firefighters were called tonight after a fire broke out at a property in Leigh Park

Crews from Havant and Cosham were scrambled to the blaze that broke out at the property in Woolston Road, Leigh Park.

Firefighters used breathing apparatus, high pressure jet hoses and hose reels to extinguish the blaze and PPV for smoke clearance.

Nearby residents described it as an inferno after flames and smoke were seem billowing from the upper story of the house, it’s understood that all occupants managed to escape the property prior to fire crews arriving.

A full fire investigation is now underway.

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