Truro City Council has made an urgent appeal to try and find accommodation for three residents who had to be evacuated from their homes following a fatal fire on Thursday evening.

A man in his 60s died following the blaze on Enys Quay.

Other residents of the flats had to be evacuated and the council has so far not been able to find them alternative accommodation.

In a statement the council said: “Following the fire on Quay Street last Thursday evening, we urgently need to find accommodation in Truro for three of the residents who had to be evacuated from their homes. 

“The three women, one of whom is 91, were forced to leave all their belongings behind when they were evacuated from the Enys Quay retirement housing and, despite the best efforts of the city council and its partners, so far we have not been able to find any suitable accommodation for them in the city. 

“All three women are currently in temporary emergency accommodation in other parts of Cornwall but all desperately want to return to Truro as soon as possible. 

“We would like to hear from anyone who has a flat or any other single unit in the city which is available for use now. The units will need to be fully furnished. One of the women has mobility issues and so would need ground floor accommodation. 

“All three women have been through a terrible experience and we want to find them somewhere suitable to live as quickly as possible so they can return to Truro. 

“Anyone who can help is asked to contact Sarah Jeffs at [email protected].”

Devon & Cornwall Police confirmed on Monday that a man died following the fire.

Fire, police and ambulance crews all rushed to the scene after multiple 999 calls were made at round 5pm.

Five fire appliances in total from Truro, Tolvaddon and St Austell, as well as an operational support unit, one group manager and one station manager attended the incident.

A statement from Devon & Cornwall Police on Monday said:  “Police were contacted by Cornwall Fire and Rescue at around 5pm on Thursday, July 27.

“They were tackling a fire within a property on Enys Quay in Truro, and they requested police support for road closures and cordons in the area.

“It is now confirmed that there has been a death linked to this incident.

“Whilst formal identification has yet to have taken place, the deceased is believed to be a local man in his 60s and his next of kin have been informed.

“No one is being sought in connection with this incident and police remain at the scene whilst enquiries continue into the cause of the fire.”