MORE than 70 firefighters battled a fire in flats above a restaurant in Southampton city centre early today.
Up to 13 flats were evacuated during the incident above Pizza Express at the junction of John Street and Oxford Street in the early hours of this morning.
It is believed to have started in the roof of the building.
One person was treated at the scene of smoke inhalation by staff from South Central Ambulance Service.
Firefighters used two aerial ladder platforms to control the flames.
Fire crews from St Marys, Redbridge, Hightown, Eastleigh, Cosham, Lyndhurst, Botley, Romsey, Porchester, Beaulieu, Basingstoke and Alton were among those that attended.
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