Loud shouts were heard in the street before a fire broke out in a ground floor flat.
People in the area said they heard shouting in the street and then a loud bang as an object was thrown through a ground floor flat window. Emergency services were called to the block of flats on Lister Drive, Tuebrook at around 4.30pm today, Sunday, August 28.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were first on the scene and found a flat fire in the ground floor of the flats. Crews from three fire engines started battling the blaze with two firefighters in breathing apparatus using a hose reel jet to bring the fire under control.
