Fire at the Esplanade

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire which broke out on the sixth floor of an Esplanade office building on Wednesday afternoon.

The office block, on 37 Esplanade, was evacuated.

Two people also had to be rescued from a lift on the ground floor.

No injuries were reported, according to the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service.

Around 25 firefighters successfully tackled the blaze, with four fire engines initially deployed to the incident.

An investigation into the cause of the fire, which is currently unknown, will be launched “in due course”, the fire service said.