FLAT FIRE: A ground floor flat was destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning. (Thursday, December 27) Firefighters were called to Turnbull Close at Sherburn Road in Durham at 1am. The tenant, a man in his 20s, escaped the blaze uninjured. Four firefighters used special breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to tackle the flames.
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