Flats evacuated due to high carbon monoxide levels

Crews on scene confirmed everyone was accounted for

A four-storey block of flats in Cornwall had to be evacuated when high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the building.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call at 14:12 BST on Thursday from an engineer at a block of flats on Tresawya Drive in Truro.

The engineer was instructed to set off the building's fire alarm to start the evacuation of the flats.

A total of four fire crews attended the scene, with two coordinating the evacuation of the building and using a gas monitor to confirm there were high levels.

At 15:04 BST, crews on scene confirmed everyone was accounted for and there were no casualties.

Firefighters then naturally ventilated the building, and the property was left in the hands of gas engineers and the housing provider.