Fire crews rescued residents from a blaze which broke out at a flat in Gorleston.

Appliances from Yarmouth, Gorleston and Acle were called to a flat fire on Magnolia Green at around 3.47pm on Thursday September 30.

Eastern Daily Press: A singed window of the Magnolia Green flat in Gorleston.A singed window of the Magnolia Green flat in Gorleston. (Image: Archant)

Breathing apparatus and hose reel jets were used to extinguish the flames and occupants were rescued from two flats.

Some of the occupants were taken to the nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, but no one sustained serious or life-threatening injuries.

Eastern Daily Press: The burnt window of a flat in Magnolia Green, Gorleston where occupants had to be saved from two flats.The burnt window of a flat in Magnolia Green, Gorleston where occupants had to be saved from two flats. (Image: Archant)

Eastern Daily Press: Two damaged windows on the side of the Gorleston flat in Magnolia Green.Two damaged windows on the side of the Gorleston flat in Magnolia Green. (Image: Archant)

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