The fire service was called today to a flat fire in Douglas.

At 1:30pm, crews from Douglas Fire Station were mobilised by the Emergency Services Joint Control Room to reports of smoke issuing from a property on Demesne Road.

On arrival the incident commander committed one breathing apparatus team into the property where they gained access into a flat and extinguished a small fire using a hose reel.

All persons were out of the building. Crews were in attendance for an hour.