Video: two rescued during fire
Their neighbours on Barker Street said the woman was rescued from a downstairs room and the man from an upstairs room, but both were believed to have suffered burns.
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A neighbour living in the adjoining house said: “I was awoken by a loud bang and a whooshing noise.
“I am having some work done on my house and thought the scaffolding had fallen down but then I heard another loud bang and saw flames leaping out of the windows.
“There were three fire engines outside for quite a long time.”
Six breathing apparatus, two hose reels, a positive pressure ventilation fan and thermal image camera were used during the rescue operation.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
At the time of publication Chad was unable to establish the condition of the man or the woman.