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Two people seriously injured after house fire

Aimee Dexter
BBC News, Norfolk
Reporting fromWalcott
Aimee Dexter/BBC A side profile of two cottages is to the left of the photo. The cottage furthest away has damage to the roof. There are people in firefighters' uniform standing on the pavement outside. The road in the centre of the photo is leading downhill. There are two fire engines in the shot, on opposite side of the road, including an aerial ladder attached to a crane.Aimee Dexter/BBC
A police cordon was still in place at the scene on Saturday morning

Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a house fire in a seaside village.

Emergency services were called to Coast Road in Walcott at about 04:20 BST.

Coast Road was closed between Rookery Farm Road and The Crescent, and there was no vehicle access to Walcott from Stalham, Norfolk Police said.

Officers said the road would remain shut for a "number of hours" and people were asked to avoid the area.

Aimee Dexter/BBC Pub landlord Andy Starkings grimacing in front of an entrance sign to the venue. He is wearing a grey hoodie and has glasses on top of his head.Aimee Dexter/BBC
Emergency workers were given refreshments at nearby pub the Lighthouse Inn

Andy Starkings, landlord of the nearby Lighthouse Inn, said people were praying for those involved.

"The community round here are fantastic, so let's hope they pull through and we can then all help them tidy the house up and get back to some sort of normality," he added.

The pub opened early to provide refreshments for emergency workers at the scene.

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