Three people missing after Boxing Day house fire in Stroud

Police say three people are missing after a house fire broke out in the early hours of Boxing Day.

Emergency services were called to Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, at around 3am.

Gloucestershire Constabulary said one person was able to leave the house and was taken to hospital.

“The identities of the other three individuals believed to be at the property have not yet been released and efforts to locate them are ongoing,” a spokesman added.