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Residents evacuated after blaze at block of flats

Naj ModakSouth of England
News imageBBC/Sophie Cridland Fire engine parked outside a three-storey brick apartment building with visible roof damage, including missing tiles and an exposed section near the ridge, under an overcast sky. Trees partially frame the building, and "Dorset & Wiltshire" is visible on the side of the fire service ladder vehicle in the foreground.BBC/Sophie Cridland
Fire crews were called to the property in Dorchester Road, Weymouth, after midnight

Residents have been evacuated from a block of flats after a fire overnight.

The fire service said crews were called to Keel House on Dorchester Road, Weymouth, at 00:38 BST after a blaze on the top floor spread to the roof space.

At the height of the fire, eight appliances, including a support unit and aerial ladder platform (ALPs), were at the scene, said Dorchester and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

In an update at about 10:00, it said three appliances and an ALP remained at the site, with road closures in place and people advised to avoid the area.

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