Two fire engines and a fire officer were sent to a residential block in Crabbe Court.
A fire had started in the living room of a ground floor flat.
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Police in Crabbe Court, Southsea, Portsmouth on October 10 2021 after a fire in the early hour of the morning. Picture: Emily Turner
The stop call came in at 1.11am.
Officers are going door to door this morning.
A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service fire investigation van is also in the street.
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Police in Crabbe Court, Southsea, Portsmouth on October 10 2021 after a fire in the early hour of the morning. Picture: Stuart Vaizey
Police in Crabbe Court, Southsea, Portsmouth on October 10 2021 after a fire in the early hour of the morning. Picture: Stuart Vaizey