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Fire at Exeter student accommodation

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5 crews were sent to Northernhay House at midday.

A fire at a block of students flats is now out. 

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called at 11.55 (Wednesday 22nd May).

5 appliances were sent because of the nature of the 5 storey building. 

The fire was in the kitchen of a flat on the 4th floor and involved a pan on a hob and the extractor. 

The whole building was evacuated whilst crews worked to extinguish the fire.

One appliance remains at the scene.  

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