Woman's desperate escape from flats fire as she 'jumps from balcony' in UK town

A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital after a fire at the Ochre Yards flats in Gateshead, UK, on Sunday (Oct. 25) shortly after 12:30pm. Police said she was reported to have jumped from a balcony to escape flames inside an address on Worsdell Drive. Firefighters tackled the blaze and residents from neighboring properties were evacuated as a precaution. Northumbria Police confirmed injuries that included a suspected broken ankle, believed not to be life-threatening, and said it is not being treated as malicious at this early stage. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service deployed four fire engines, an aerial ladder platform and two officers, while the North East Ambulance Service treated two patients.