Major emergency response called
Emergency services on Cumberland Road(Image: Paul Gillis/BristolLive)
A man has been treated by paramedics after a fire broke out in a block of flats this morning, Sunday, June 8.
All three emergency services were called to the scene of a flat fire on Cumberland Road around 10.30am.
A fire involving unattended cooking on the hob broke out on the third floor of a five-storey building.
One man was treated at the scene by paramedics.
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At the time of the incident, a witness told BristolLive: “Four fire engines and two ambulances. There were firefighters in breathing apparatus.”
Firefighters extinguished the fire and cleared the smoke.
Emergency services on Cumberland Road(Image: Paul Gillis/BristolLive)
Avon Fire and Rescue Service has warned residents not to leave anything on the hob unattended.
They added that residents should regularly check smoke alarms are working.
A spokesperson for Avon Fire Rescue Service said: “At approximately 10.30am this morning fire crews attended a fire in the Redcliffe area.
“The fire involved a fire in a third floor flat in a building of five floors in total. The fire involved cooking left unattended on the hob.
“Crews extinguished it using a carbon dioxide extinguisher and they used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke from the building.
“One male casualty was treated on the scene by ambulance personnel. Crews left the scene about 11am.”