Bootle fire - latest: Huge emergency services scene after 'serious' Merseyside blaze

Emergency services have swarmed the scene of a "serious" house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, with at least one person rushed to hospital and forensics teams seen in the street.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at a semi-detached house on Stone Square at around 3.40am today. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters arrived within seven minutes to find the property "well alight".

Eight firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the blaze and searched the property for occupants. Six fire engines were at the scene at the height of the blaze.

The main fire has now been extinguished, but two fire engines remain at the scene. Merseyside Police are also at the scene.

A map shows Stone Square in Bootle, where a blaze broke out at a semi-detached house at around 3.40am today.