TWO people were led to safety following a flat fire in Gorleston last night. Fire engines from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston were dispatched to Leman Road at about 11.

TWO people were led to safety following a flat fire in Gorleston last night.

Fire engines from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston were dispatched to Leman Road at about 11.30pm following reports of smoke coming from a second floor flat.

On arrival crews found a small fire in a bedroom which took under 20 minutes to extinguish.

Two people were led to safety and a woman was treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters were on scene until shortly after midnight.