Two fire crews were called to the The Fireplace store in Bishop’s Newgate Street at 2:58am on Saturday, April 11th.

A fire broke out in the stockroom of the two-storey, disused commercial premises, which was left severely  damaged.

Four people were reported as being trapped in the  upstairs bedsit, and at 3.00am, three males were rescued  using ladders and all four people were accounted for.