FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze at a block of flats in Barnton.

Residents have been evacuated from the four flats in the two-storey building, in Blackcroft Avenue, as the roof is well alight.

Fire crews from Northwich and Winsford were called to the fire at 10.45am today, Wednesday.

Police and ambulance are also attending the scene but Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that all persons are accounted for.