Fire engines from Warrington, Birchwood, Lymm, Knutsford, Penketh, Alsager and Widnes plus the aerial ladder platforms from Lymm and Chester. They are being supported by a number of appliances from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
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UPDATE AT 18:15 | Shortly after 17:20 North West Fire Control received multiple reports of a fire in the stairwell of flats on Marsh House Lane. Crews wearing breathing apparatus have been deployed to tackle the fire. Please avoid the area if you are able to do so.
UPDATE AT 19:30 | A number of road closures are in place to allow emergency services access to the incident. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are working in teams to tackle the fire from the exterior of the building. A number of people have been rescued from dwellings on the upper storeys of the four-storey building.
UPDATE AT 21:50 | We can confirm that firefighters have extinguished a large fire in the stairwell of a four-storey block of flats. A total of 50 people have been rescued from the building, including through the windows and balconies of the third and fourth floor.
North West Ambulance Service triaged and treated those rescued on the scene and thankfully no serious injuries have been reported.
At this time, it is believed everyone in the building has been accounted for but firefighters will carry out thorough checks.
The blue light response has been significant, but the number of emergency service resources are being reduced accordingly. Fire crews will remain in attendance overnight. Roads in the immediate area will remain closed. An investigation into the cause is underway.
Thank you to residents and the local community for their calmness and co-operation.
UPDATE AT MIDNIGHT | All searches of the building have now been completed. One aerial ladder platform and three fire engines will remain at the scene overnight, monitoring for hotspots and continuing to damp down. The investigation into the cause of the fire will continue tomorrow.
UPDATE AT 8:00 TUESDAY JUNE 3 | Crews have remained at the incident overnight, regularly checking the building for hotspots and damping down as necessary. We will be reducing resources further over the next few hours. There will be no further updates to this page unless there are any significant developments.
