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Six led to safety after flat fire (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Six led to safety after flat fire
1:25pm Thursday 7th August 2008
SIX people were led to safety after a fire in the communal stairwell of a block of flats.
The incident on Windham Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth, happened at around 10.45am on Thursday.
Firefighters from Redhill Park, Springbourne and Christchurch found the fire and extinguished it using a hose reel jet and breathing apparatus.
Ambulance and police were also at the scene.
There was substantial damage to a pushchair and to a small area of carpet, but it's not believed that there were any injuries.
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