Firefighters have extinguished a fire at a block of flats in north Belfast.

Two fire appliances from the nearby Whitla station and a fire car attended the blaze in the Duncairn Parade area of the New Lodge shortly before 11:30pm on Sunday night.

Firefighters in breathing apparatus gained access to the flat and used a hose reel to extinguish the blaze.

Several adjoining flats self-evacuated as a precaution.

Firefighters at the scene of a flat fire in the Duncairn Parade area of North Belfast on September 22nd 2024 (Photo by Kevin Scott)

The incident was dealt with by midnight.

NIFRS have been contacted for comment.

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