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Church Road fire investigation launched
Fire and police officers are investigating after two men had to be rescued and four other escaped after a fire broke out in a four-storey building in Redfield.
Five fire engines, including a turntable ladder, were called to the fire at 11.55pm on Monday involving the ground floor of a building on Church Road which is divided into flats.
Avon Fire & Rescue said its control room received reports there were still people trapped within the building as the fire was blocking their escape route.
When firefighters arrived they found four people had managed to escape the building, two were thought to have jumped from a first floor window.
Firefighters then used a ladder to reach a second floor window to rescue one man who was unable to escape. A second man was walked to safety from the basement by crews in breathing apparatus.
None of the six people involved are thought to have been injured in the incident. Six firefighters in breathing apparatus used a high pressure hose reel and a jet to bring the fire under control.
Fire investigating officers and police were back on the scene on Tuesday to find out the cause of the fire.
Picture by Tim Lezard
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