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Neighbours tell of shock at early-hours blaze
SHOCKED ... neighbours were stunned to be woken by the sound of sirens.
NEIGHBOURS today told of their shock at waking to find a huge fire yards from their homes.
One resident, who didn’t want to be named, whose home backs onto the affected properties in Sunderland Road, Harton, said: “I heard a big bang.
“It was really loud.
“I went and got my daughter and when I looked out the window I saw the flames. It was unbelievable.
“I had no idea what was going on. it seemed to be getting closer and closer to the property.”
The mum, who lives in St Mary’s Avenue opposite the blaze scene, called the fire brigade.
She added: “The smoke was coming into the flat through a vent. The fire was huge.
“You just couldn’t see a thing for all the smoke.
“You could see the pieces of ash coming over the housing.”
A resident living in nearby Fairview Avenue was woken by his son, who lives in St Mary’s Avenue, at about 1.30am.
He told the Gazette how when he looked out of the window, he could see the billowing smoke from several streets away.
“My son rang me at about 1.30am to tell me about the fire. He asked me if I could hear the explosions.
“When I looked out the window of my home I could see the smoke billowing above the houses.
“It looked horrendous.”
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