The roof of a house has collapased after a blaze broke out in the early hours.
Fire crews were called to a terraced house on King Edward Close, Rainhill, after reports of a fire. At the scene, at around 2.20am on Thursday, June 1, they found the first floor roof space was in flames.
Five fire engines attended and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the incident from inside. People living in the surrounding homes were evacuated while crews used main jets to also put out the fire from outside the property.
