A main road in a North East town remains closed this morning (Friday, August 12) following a building fire in the early hours of the morning resulting in two casualties.

The fire started at around 3.02am this morning at a property on Dovecot Street in Stockton.

The blaze seemed to have spread to a roof space and the roof collapsed in on itself soon after.

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Emergency services were quickly on the scene and the road was closed and has remained closed for some time.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Fire Brigade revealed that 90 percent of the flat affected had been damaged by the fire.

However, they also revealed that although one person had been rescued there were two casualties, and oxygen therapy was given to the rescued casualty.

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A spokesperson for Cleveland Police revealed that some of the occupants of the building were safely removed from the property.

However, one male had to be rescued through a window.

They added: "Just before 2.35am today (Friday) our Fire Brigade colleagues notified police they were dealing with a fire in a flat within a block of flats on Dovecot Street Street.

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"Most occupants were safely outside the address and a male was removed through a window.  A road closure was also put in place to allow emergency services to deal with the incident.

"Fire Brigade searched the building room by room to ensure everyone was accounted for and at this stage there have been no reports of any major injuries.

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"Officers remain at the scene and police are in contact with Fire Brigade as they establish the cause of the fire."

Officers were later stood down at the scene while the fire brigade dealt with the incident.

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