place about seven hours at 4:00 a.m. a smoke alarm rang out on blossom hill road to the west. a 911 caller also reported smoke coming from an apartment on the second floor. it is also trying to get everyone out of the building. what s going on? the fireman goes get out. everyone was able to escape except for the man living in the second floor apartment. firefighters tried to save his life for 20 minutesment in the end the man dried at the scene. our men got in and did their best. rescue is our number one priority. it is disappointing to us and sad when things work out this way. 15 residents are not being allowed back in until repairs can be dn and utilities turned back on. the red cross helping them. the loss of a home pails in comparison to the life lost here. it is tough on us. tough on the neighbors. it s hard on us. we don t like to see bad things happen at all. i just talked with the building inspector. he says he four of these apartments all right. that
the tees valley mayoral win for the conservatives appears to buy time for the prime minister with his own party. but is he running out of time with the country? we ll have in depth analysis of the votes. good evening. two very different moods tonight in the conservative and labour camps after the local and mayoral elections. rishi sunak says it s disappointing to lose good, hardworking councillors , after what s been a painful set of results so far for his party some of the worst tory losses in england for decades. on the other side, labour arejubilant, cock a whoop at their gains across the country, including in the blackpool south by election, overturning a conservative majority with a colossal 26% swing. well, this the latest state of play, with the conservatives having lost a36 councillors, and labour gaining 169 so far. we ll dig deep into the numbers and look at what the results could mean for the coming general election. as ever, to guide us through it all, chris ma
of gavin and stacey, is coming this christmas. coming up on bbc news, can luton move out of the premier league s relegation zone tonight? victory over everton could put them on the road to survival. hello there. rishi sunak says it s disappointing to lose good, hardworking councillors, after a painful night for the conservatives, in the local and mayoral elections. the losses are some of the worst the party s suffered in england for decades. just look at this, the latest election figures as they stand, with the conservatives having lost more than 340 councillors. and labour have gained more than 140 so far. chris mason has followed all of the developments through the night, and he s at westminsterfor us. after a lot of coffee! hi, chris. hello, good evening. since we chatted last night there has been lots of noise, numbers and not a lot of sleep. and here is the picture as things stand with still more than 2a hours worth of results still to come. the conservatives are in a