A large fire and rescue operation was carried out overnight after reports of a fire in a house.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended a house on Millersdale, Clock Face following reports of a fire. Fire crews from six engines and a search and rescue appliance arrived at the scene at around 12.48am where they found a mid-terraced property "well alight".
Firefighters were committed under rapid deployment to prevent the fire escalating and affecting neighbouring properties. The incident was sectorised, and fire crews battled the fire externally with a high pressure hose reel jet in sector one.
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Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using hose reel jets also tackled the blaze in sector two. Properties either side of the house were also checked for fire spread.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "All persons are accounted for". In a further update this morning, the spokesperson said following a multi-agency meeting "the gas supply has been isolated to the property".
Crews currently remain at the scene dampening down the house.
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