Firefighters have rescued a person from a smoke-logged home after a fire in York last night (Sunday).
Three crews, from Acomb, Huntington and Harrogate, responded to the incident on Water Lane at11.03pm.
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “On arrival, crews located the occupant and lead them to safety after they were seen in a smoke logged room but still conscious.
Water Lane, York
“Paramedics on scene checked the occupant including three others.”
The kitchen was badly damaged by fire with smoke logging to the rest of the property.
Crews used two breathing apparatus and hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
The spokesperson added: “The cause is believed to have been items left on a gas hob.
“A thermal imaging camera was used throughout to check for hotspots and a positive pressure ventilation fan was used to ventilate the property.”