Police investigation launched as man, 19 and 13-year-old boy in serious condition after Blackpool house fire
‘We remain in the early stages of our investigation’
A man and a 13-year-old boy are in a serious condition in hospital following a house fire earlier today.
The emergency services were called to the blaze in Redcar Road, Gynn Square this morning and are still at the scene.
In a statement, Blackpool Police said: “You may have heard about an incident on Redcar Road in Blackpool earlier today and we wanted to tell you what had happened.
“We received a report of a house fire on Redcar Road at 9:37am today and along with our fire service colleagues, we remain at the scene.
“Two people, a 19-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy have been taken to hospital in a serious condition.
“Three others suffered minor injuries. We remain in the early stages of our investigation.
“At this time we ask people to avoid the area and allow the emergency services to work.
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“We will bring you an update when we are able to, but in the meantime, please remember that there are families involved in this, so we ask that you avoid speculating online or otherwise.
“If you do have information or footage that could assist us, please get in touch through the appropriate channels by calling 101 quoting log 0451 of 30th June.”
Fire crews from Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham attended working with five fire engines, an aerial ladder and a command support unit from Hornby.
The Air Ambulance was also called and landed at Gynn Square.