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| One man dies and person missing after Plymouth flat fire | One man dies and person missing after Plymouth flat fire |
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| One man has died and a person is missing after a severe fire at a block of flats in Plymouth, police have said. | One man has died and a person is missing after a severe fire at a block of flats in Plymouth, police have said. |
| The blaze broke out in a fourth floor flat at the building on Union Street just before 02:00 GMT. | The blaze broke out in a fourth floor flat at the building on Union Street just before 02:00 GMT. |
| Three people were rescued from a flat on the fourth floor and 35 others were evacuated from the building. | Three people were rescued from a flat on the fourth floor and 35 others were evacuated from the building. |
| Tom Costello, who lives in the flat below the one where the fire started, described it as "horrendous" and said he could hear screaming. | |
| He said: "I came back and there was a horrendous fire, I have never seen a fire like it in my life, you could hear screams and it just wasn't pleasant. | |
| "I have just been allowed back into my flat to look at the damage and thankfully it isn't too bad, there is minimal water damage but it is nothing after what happened." | |
| At its height, six fire crews tackled the blaze and two remain at the scene damping down. The cause of the fire is not yet known. | At its height, six fire crews tackled the blaze and two remain at the scene damping down. The cause of the fire is not yet known. |
| Fire Commander Keith Pascoe, from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue, said when crews arrived at the block of flats, they could see the fire in the window of the flat before it quickly spread to the roof. | |
| "We were able to contain it to the flat where the fire started but I can confirm, very sadly, that we have one deceased person in that flat, as a result of the fire," said Mr Pascoe. | "We were able to contain it to the flat where the fire started but I can confirm, very sadly, that we have one deceased person in that flat, as a result of the fire," said Mr Pascoe. |
| An area from The Octagon to Stonehouse Bridge has been cordoned off and a joint investigation between police and the fire service, into the cause of the blaze, is due to begin. | An area from The Octagon to Stonehouse Bridge has been cordoned off and a joint investigation between police and the fire service, into the cause of the blaze, is due to begin. |