A FIRE ripped through a Hampshire pub last night.

The blaze spread through the Junction Inn in Southampton and around 25 firefighters from across the city were called out.

Nobody was hurt.

The fire at the pub near St Denys train station started just before 7pm and was put out before 9pm by firefighters from St Mary's, Redbridge and Hightown as well as a special equipment unit and an aerial ladder platform.

The crews used eight breathing apparatus, three jets and two hose reels to extinguish the blaze.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.