A person has been rescued from a burning building in South Liverpool.
Firefighters confirmed a person had been pulled "conscious and breathing" from the residential home on Arundel Avenue, Sefton Park, shortly after its roof collapsed at around 2.20pm.
Six fire engines were called to the scene at 1.23pm following reports that the house was on fire. ECHO readers reported hearing an "explosion" on the street around that time, while a neighbour at the scene described the noise as "like a lorry crashing".
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Police also attended and cordoned off part of the street as firefighters on an aerial platform pumped water onto the property's roof.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "MFRS received a call at 1.23pm following a house fully involved in a fire on Arundel Avenue. We arrived at the scene at 1.30pm.
"Six fire engines are currently at the scene and are using aerial appliances. Six firefighters using breathing apparatus were using hose reels to get the fire under control.
"One resident has been safely removed from the house and is conscious and breathing.
"The fire spread to a neighbouring property and work is ongoing to get this under control with aerial appliances."
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