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Residents have been forced to leave their homes overnight after a house fire spread to seven neighbouring properties.<\/p>\n
The blaze broke out in a three-storey home in Hill Park Road, Gosport, on Wednesday shortly before 21:40 BST.<\/p>\n
The fire service said two people were treated at the scene and released by the ambulance service.<\/p>\n
Jenna Robinson set up an online appeal for her best friend whose house was the first involved in the fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She said the mother-of-five told her after they fled their home “they all stood by and had to watch the houses burn”.<\/p>\n
“They have nothing left, everything has gone – she is absolutely devastated,” she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Robinson says she hopes “the community will rally round” to help those affected.<\/p>\n
People living nearby were urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the large amount of acrid smoke.<\/p>\n
Hampshire fire service said nine adults and four children were being cared for by the council after having to leave their homes.<\/p>\n
At its height, more than 60 firefighters worked to control the fire and put it out, the service added.<\/p>\n
Crews remained at the scene with fire investigation officers due at the homes to establish the cause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n