One person taken to hospital after fire at private address in North East town

One person was taken to hospital after a fire at an address in North Shields.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service <i>(Image: TYNE AND WEAR FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE)</i>

(Image: TYNE AND WEAR FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE)

One person has been taken to hospital after a fire at an address in the North East.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Meadow Well in North Shields at 11.25am on Saturday, October 3.

One ambulance crew, one clinical team leader and one HART crew, part of the Hazardous Area Response Team, were dispatched to the scene.

One patient was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSEC) for further treatment.

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a fire at a private address in Meadow Well, North Shields on Saturday 3 October at 11.25am.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew, one clinical team leader and one HART crew (Hazardous Area Response Team) to the incident.

"One patient was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSEC) for further treatment."