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Plymouth families evacuated following fire in block of flats

A number of families had to be evacuated last night after a fire in a block of flats in the Devonport area of Plymouth.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the flats on Devonport Hill after receiving a call reporting smoke issuing from inside the three-storey block of flats. Two fire appliances from Greenbank and one fire appliance from Camels Head attended....