2 people have been taken to hospital for treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation following a flat fire in Newport during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).
3 appliances – 2 from Newport and 1 from Cowes – were mobilised to Westminster Lane at just before 04:00.
Firefighters utilised 4 breathing apparatus, 2 main jets and a hose reel to bring the situation under control, indicating a sizeable fire.
A 10.5 metre ladder was used to gain access to a balcony.
It has been confirmed that 2 people were assisted from the flat and passed into the care of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. They have since been conveyed the short distance to St Mary’s Hospital.
It’s thought that electrics are to blame for the fire.
