Emergency services are checking for people inside a flat and shop after it burst into flames.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to Breck Road, near the junction of Belmont Road, following reports of a blaze at 8.20pm on Monday, April 24. Once crews arrived at the scene three minutes later they found a three storey building, which includes two flats and a shop, involved in fire.
Six fire engines and an aerial appliance are at the scene along with the North West Ambulance Service, and Merseyside Police. Firefighters had to force entry into the building and are now checking the ground floor for fire spread and people inside.
