Fire leads to flat evacuation

Fire crews evacuated the block of flats

About 30 people have been evacuated from a high rise block of flats in Northamptonshire after fire broke out.

A Northamptonshire Fire Service spokeswoman said six fire crews were called to the incident at St Catherine's Court, Castle Street, Northampton, at 0116 BST on Friday.

The spokeswoman said that fire crews rescued six people from the nine floor block of flats and 25 people were evacuated.

She said the fire appears to have started in a lift which had been filled with furniture.

The fifth floor was damaged by the fire itself and other floors suffered smoke damage.

An investigation into the cause of the fire has been started.

No-one was injured and all those who were rescued were taken to a guest house by Red Cross volunteers.