Police sealed off a residential street after a "serious" fire ripped through a ground floor flat.
Emergency services were called to a flat fire in Carisbrooke Road in Kirkdale at around 3.48pm today.
Fire crews from three fire engines arrived at the ground floor flat at 3.51pm.
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Firefighters arrived to find a ground floor fire at a two-storey end terrace converted into flats.
Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property rapidly and began to fight the fire using two hose reel jets while also searching the property for occupants.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service told the ECHO it is a "serious fire".
The spokesperson added it is an ongoing incident and more information will be provided later.
Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance are in attendance and an investigation into the cause of the fire is taking place.
The ECHO approached the Force Incident Manager of Merseyside Police for a statement.
Images taken by the ECHO show police have cordoned off a large part of the road while fire crews are at the scene.
Forensic officers could also be seen working at the scene of the fire and taking images inside the cordon.
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