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Emergency services are searching for possible victims of a house fire in Derbyshire after a blaze tore through the residential property.Emergency services are searching for possible victims of a house fire in Derbyshire after a blaze tore through the residential property.
The severely damaged house in Riddings, near Alfreton, was captured in images on social media, which show the walls and roof of the charred property have collapsed. The severely damaged house in Riddings, near Alfreton, was captured in images on social media, which showed the walls and roof of the charred property have collapsed.
@JamieGrierson yes that's fine here's one of the house pic.twitter.com/ddZdCSFxkq
Derbyshire police said they were called to the house shortly after 7.30am on Sunday and were working with the fire service to investigate the cause.Derbyshire police said they were called to the house shortly after 7.30am on Sunday and were working with the fire service to investigate the cause.
It is unknown if there are any people in the property, a spokeswoman for Derbyshire police said. It was unknown whether there were any people in the property, a spokeswoman for Derbyshire police said.
Mark Robins, 32, who lives nearby and was awoken by a bang, told the Derby Telegraph: “When you are lying in bed, you don’t know what is going on but it sounded like a loud bang, followed by a noise that sounded like rubble going down into a skip. Mark Robins, 32, who lives nearby and was awoken by a bang, told the Derby Telegraph: “When you are lying in bed, you don’t know what is going on but it sounded like a loud bang, followed by a noise that sounded like rubble going down into a skip. The house was in flames, with a lot of rubble everywhere, so I rang the fire brigade.”
“The house was in flames, with a lot of rubble everywhere, so I rang the fire brigade.” Firefighters from three different stations are at the scene, which has been cordoned off. A spokeswoman for Derbyshire fire and rescue said: “The fire is ongoing but we are unable to enter the building due to its structural integrity – it’s too dangerous at present so we are fighting the fire from the outside. We will be conducting a joint investigation with the police to determine the cause of the fire.
Neighbours heard explosion and saw plume of smoke from Riddings: http://t.co/8R4gpEDUwl #derbyshire pic.twitter.com/x2e7e0p40b
Firefighters from three different stations are at the scene, which has been cordoned off.
A spokeswoman for Derbyshire fire and rescue said: “The fire is ongoing but we are unable to enter the building due to its structural integrity – it’s too dangerous at present so we are fighting the fire from the outside.
“We will be conducting a joint investigation with the police to determine the cause of the fire.
East Midlands ambulance service said it had sent a hazardous area response team to the scene of the fire.East Midlands ambulance service said it had sent a hazardous area response team to the scene of the fire.
We are currently on scene at a serious incident in Alfreton, supporting @DerbyshireFRS with our Hazardous Area Response Team.We are currently on scene at a serious incident in Alfreton, supporting @DerbyshireFRS with our Hazardous Area Response Team.