Man taken to hospital after fire destroys kitchen in Shrewsbury home
A man has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house in Shrewsbury.
Firefighters rushed to Beaufort Green in Harlescott, Shrewsbury at around midday on Friday following a report of a house fire.
Crews from Shrewsbury and Wellington station attended the scene, along with operations and fire investigation officers.
Upon arrival, the team found the kitchen of the semi-detached home "100 per cent" involved in fire.
The fire was extinguished, while a crew from the West Midlands Ambulance Service attended to a patient who was suffering from "potentially serious injuries".
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 12.22pm by the fire service to a fire at a property in Harlescott in Shrewsbury.
"Upon arrival, we found a man who was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries.
"He received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment.”
