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Postman rushes to help at Stamford flat fire after youngster spots blaze  | Updated: 22:48, 01 April 2021 Josephine Russell, nine, and her brother Alexander, six, were playing in the garden of a friend's home after a dentist appointment in town, when they saw the fire in St Leonard's Street which broke out in a top-floor flat at just after 1pm today (Thursday, April 1). "I looked up at the building and saw flames and black smoke coming out of the window," said Josephine. "I thought oh my goodness, it's a fire. I could smell the smoke as well." Josephine and Alexander Russell with their pare...

Fire breaks out at Stamford flat  | Updated: 14:54, 01 April 2021 Fire crews have been called to a blaze at a flat. Crews from Stamford and Market Deeping were called to the incident in St Leonard's Street, Stamford, at 1.09pm this afternoon (Thursday, April 1). Grantham and Uppingham crews were also called in to assist. Gallery1 Among the first at the scene was Tim Duff, a postman and former firefighter, who switched off the gas supply to the property, before helping people out. Police and paramedics are also at the scene but it is understood that no one was injured. Firefighters wearing b...