There is a massive emergency response in Wavertree after a house fire this morning.
A road closure is currently in place as officers deal with the ongoing incident. Armed police have reportedly been seen at the scene and around ten police vehicle are there too as well as fire crews.
It is not clear at this stage if anyone was inside the property when the fire broke out. Our reporter is at the scene and we will be bringing you the latest details as soon as we have them.
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That's all for tonight
That is all from us on this scene in Wavertree
We will bring you any further updates from 7am.
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Witness at the scene
A man who lives in a nearby property spoke to our reporter at the scene.
He spoke of hearing a loud "rumble" as the fire broke out. You can read the full piece here.
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Location of the cordons
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Man heard screaming as fire broke out
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Three fire engines
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Fire investigators at the scene
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Ongoing incident
Fire crews are inside the property dampening down and the fire.
All persons have been accounted for and utilities to the flat affected have now been isolated.
Further checks are being carried out inside the building by the Fire Service. Merseyside Police are also at scene.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue has described this as an " ongoing incident"
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Windows shattered
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Our reporter is at the scene
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One person taken to hospital
North West Ambulance has confirmed one person was taken to hospital following the fire.
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Confirmation of tonight's incident
A fire broke out in a flat on Wellington Grove.
Three fire engines arived at the scene at around 11.35pm.
In a statement, a spokeperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: On arrival crews were met with a first floor flat well alight. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus (BA) entered the property with two hose reel jets to fight the blaze while additional fire service personnel gathered information regarding other occupants and searched the property."
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Property has fire damage
The cause of tonight's incident is believed to be a house fire.
Images from the scene show a roof damaged and covered in black.
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Police, fire and ambulance are all at Picton Road
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How tonight's scene looks
A road closure is in place on Picton Road. This is how the scene currently looks
