Restaurant fire spreads to roof in Southsea
A restaurant fire spread to the roof in Southsea on Wednesday evening.
Firefighters were seen battling flames at Leilamezze Portsmouth on St Paul’s Road around 6pm. No one was hurt.
A fire service spokesperson said: “Crews responded to a fire at a restaurant on St Paul's Road, Southsea. Our response included two crews from Southsea, two from Cosham and Southsea's aerial ladder platform. Unfortunately the fire spread to the roof.”
A post on social media from the venue said: “Unfortunately we had a fire in our kitchen. Everyone got out safely but we’ll have to close for the foreseeable future while we recover.
“A huge thank you to Hampshire fire service for their quick response and putting out the fire so swiftly.”