Overview
- Emergency crews were called to a block of flats on Lime Crescent in Hartlepool at about 2am Sunday.
- Firefighters evacuated two residents from separate flats with no injuries reported.
- Cleveland Fire Brigade sent three engines and an officer, using four sets of breathing apparatus and two hose jets.
- The fire was out by about 2:30am, with the last crew leaving the scene at 3:28am.
- Police are treating the blaze as arson, with enquiries ongoing and no arrests announced.