Fire and rescue appliances were mobilised after “repeat calls” were received that a fire had broken out at a block of flats in Launceston ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

At around 11.30pm on April 28, Launceston and Callington fire crews were alerted to repeat calls regarding a fire at a block of flats in Launceston.

A Cornwall Fire and Rescue spokesperson explained: “The fire involved a block of flats, with the fire spreading from one initial flat, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using a hosereel were committed at the scene, it was quickly confirmed that all persons were accounted for.”

By 1.03am, further support was needed, and appliances from Liskeard and Callington were called to the scene.

The spokesperson continued: “Further resources were requested to be mobilised, one appliance from Liskeard and the second appliance from Launceston, which had been covering Bude, were mobilised also a request was made for an aerial ladder platform from colleagues in Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue, which came from Crownhill, the operational support vehicle from St Austell was also mobilised. Teams of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are fighting the fire using hosereel jets.”

By 3.45am the incident was considered “under control” and resources returned to their respective stations.