Three people have been taken to hospital following a 'substantial' fire at a flat in North Shields.
Fire crews were called to Vicarage Street in North Shields at around 3.30am on Monday (January 16) after a blaze broke out at a terraced property. Personnel from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue arrived at Vicarage Street, off Waterville Road, at the scene 3.29am.
Firefighters have been joined at the scene by crews from Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service. Waterville Road has been closed in both directions between Cardonnel Street and Prudhoe Street as well as Vicarage Road.
