Great Yarmouth: Appeal to house victims of seaside town fire

The fire at a house of multiple occupation (HMO) on Nelson Road South has left 30 people homeless

An appeal is being made for people to house 30 residents made homeless after a building fire in a seaside town.

Norfolk Fire Service was called to a blaze at a house of multiple occupation (HMO) on Nelson Road South, Great Yarmouth, on Saturday morning.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council called on local homeowners to contact them if they could put up those affected - who it said were all "single and working".

The council also appealed for donations of clothing to support the residents.

The roof of the property - a licensed HMO that was formerly a hotel - was badly damaged by the fire.

The building sustained serious damage - particularly to its roof

Crews from Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Loddon in Norfolk, along with firefighters from Lowestoft in Suffolk, attended the scene with a ladder platform and an incident command unit.

The fire was extinguished just before 11:00.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council said it had established a rest centre at St George's Theatre in the town to provide short-term accommodation, support and food for those who needed it.

A number of properties were evacuated as a result of the fire, but no-one was injured and it was not being treated as suspicious.

Norfolk Fire Service said it was called to a blaze in Nelson Road South in Great Yarmouth at about 09:30 BST on Saturday