SIXTEEN people were rescued from a block of Newport flats last night after fire broke out.

Fire crews led residents on Frederick Street to safety using ladders and a hydraulic platform.

The blaze is believed to have started in a second floor flat around 11.25pm.

Crews from Maindee, Duffryn and Malpas were called to the scene.

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