The occupants of a Norwich flat were forced to evacuate following a fire on Monday evening.

The incident happened in Scarlet Road shortly after 6.30pm and firefighters from Sprowston and Earlham were called to deal with the incident and took until 8.21pm to deal with the blaze.

A fire service spokesman said there was damage to the property, while a neighbouring home lost its water supply.

Crews wore breathing apparatus and used hose reel jets to deal with the incident.