Firefighters remove dangerous light fittings battered by Storm Doris

CREWS have taken to a cherry picker in high winds to remove dangerous light fittings knocked loose by high winds

They were called to Stanhope Road, Portsmouth, at 10.25am.

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Two light fittings on the side of the Liquid nightclub building had come loose.

Crews from Southsea used the aerial ladder platform to remove the lights.

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Firefighters in Stanhope Road

Station manager Dave Graham said: 'That's probably 10kg, if that as to hit a passerby in the head that would be a possible death.

'It's a result of Storm Doris, it's definitely very windy round here.'

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