Emergency services have been praised following the outbreak of a fire at a house of multiple occupancy near Great Yarmouth seafront.

A blaze started at the Ashwood on Nelson Road South on Saturday at around 9am, prompting eight fire crews, an aerial ladder and a control unit to the busy residential street.

It is believed the Ashwood was operating as an HMO at the time of the fire.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: The police cordon at Nelson Road South after a fire broke out in a Nelson Road South property on Saturday. Picture - Rae-Chel LaVerteThe police cordon at Nelson Road South after a fire broke out in a Nelson Road South property on Saturday. Picture - Rae-Chel LaVerte (Image: Rae-Chel LaVerte)

The circumstances of the fire are not currently known, but no one is believed to have been injured in the incident. 

On Sunday, nearby the smell of smoke remained in the area and burnt debris lay on the floor of the entranceway to the four-storey building.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Debris in front of the boarded-up entranceway to the Ashwood on Nelson Road South. Picture - James WeedsDebris in front of the boarded-up entranceway to the Ashwood on Nelson Road South. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

The property's ground-floor windows and doors have been secured with wooden boards. Some damage to the HMO's roof is visible from a top-floor window.

Neighbour Manuel Bernardo said the emergency services did a brilliant job assisting people, securing the area and tackling the blaze.

"It was scary," Mr Bernardo said.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: An aerial image showing Saturday's fire in Nelson Road South. Picture - SuppliedAn aerial image showing Saturday's fire in Nelson Road South. Picture - Supplied (Image: Supplied)

"I was having my morning coffee when I could smell smoke. The next thing I know, I was being evacuated to the end of the road.

"The police did a good job of making people safe while firefighters hosed the building.

"It was horrible, but it's good that no one was harmed and the fire seemed to have just stayed in the one building."

Another neighbour, who did not wish to be named, also commended the fire brigade's response.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Damage to the roof of the Ashwood on Nelson Road South can be seen. Picture - James WeedsDamage to the roof of the Ashwood on Nelson Road South can be seen. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

"It was very well-organised," the neighbour said.

"It certainly put my mind at ease. I just hope the property can be restored and the residents are doing okay."

Saturday's blaze comes three months after another building on Nelson Road South was gutted by a fire.

The derelict former Victory Hotel had been shut down as an illegal drugs farm six weeks before a fire destroyed the inside and the building's roof.

On Sunday, scaffolding surrounded a neighbouring property, but the former Victory Hotel remained boarded up.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Three months after a fire gutted the building, the former Victory Hotel remained practically untouched on Sunday. Picture - James WeedsThree months after a fire gutted the building, the former Victory Hotel remained practically untouched on Sunday. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)