Friday 16 December 2016

BREAKING! Fire Rips Through Belmont Unit

BY IAN CROUCH

Fire has severely damaged a Housing Commission unit at Belmont.

Neighbours of the Belstone Avenue unit complex woke to the sound of glass popping just before 3.30 this morning.

Fire crews from Tingira Heights, Belmont and Charlestown arrived to find smoke issuing from the roof amid fears someone was trapped inside.

Thankfully, no-one was home at the time.

It took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire which was contained to a bedroom - the rest of the unit was damaged by smoke.

The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.