Blaze erupts at shop in North End as firefighters attend scene and people evacuate

AN ITALIAN pastry shop caught fire this evening as firefighters battled to put out the blaze.
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Crews from Southsea and Cosham were called to the fire at La Delizia on London Road, North End, just after 8pm.

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Smoke was seen pouring from the side of the shop which has only recently opened.

Fire at La Delizia on London Road, North End. Pic: Charlotte-Lucy Young
Fire at La Delizia on London Road, North End. Pic: Charlotte-Lucy Young
Fire at La Delizia on London Road, North End. Pic: Charlotte-Lucy Young
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No one was hurt in the fire as people from two upstairs flats and a ground floor flat evacuated, a Cosham firefighter said.

No one was inside the shop.

Traffic was brought to a standstill with the road still blocked more than two hours after the fire started.

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