Road closed in Boston due to fire at block of flats

A short while ago, Lincolnshire Police said it was assisting Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service with the incident in Shaw Road.

It said it had closed the road and the surrounding footpaths to assist crew members, and asked people to avoid the area.

Crews from Boston, Kirton, Leverton, Spilsby, Donington and Grantham are in attendance, along with an ariel ladder platform from Boston.

One person was rescued from a flat and passed into the care of the East Midlands Ambulance Service, a spokesman for the fire service said.