The damage bill is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars & investigators are now examining the cause of the fire
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A residential area was threatened by the flames
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Dozens of firefighters were called to the block of flats
Estimates at this time are extremely pessimistic for the result of firefighting efforts over the next few hours
The fire brigade ordered the evacuation of houses
Fire crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas and electricity, leading to confused scenes
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The fire-fighting period hasn't even begun yet
Eyewitnesses say they heard people screaming and saw others waiting to be rescued