Firefighters mobilised to quench early morning blaze at University of Portsmouth science building

The blaze broke out in a University of Portsmouth plant room on Monday morning.

At 3.40am, crews from across the Portsmouth area – including Southsea, Cosham, Havant and Portchester – rushed to the scene at the St Michaels Building, in White Swan Road.

A spokeswoman from the University of Portsmouth said the fire was caused by ‘an electrical fault on a small motor in a plant room’.

She added: ‘It was a very small fire with very limited damage.

‘The damage was confined to the motor itself.’

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No injuries were reported at the scene, and nothing else was broken.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Firefighters used a fire blanket to extinguish a small fire in the plant room.

‘A ventilation fan was used to clear smoke.

‘The stop message was received at 4.25am.’