Three-year-old and woman rescued from Oswestry house fire
A three-year-old child and a woman were rescued from a first-floor house fire in Oswestry.
Three fire appliances were called to the scene at York Street at 11.58pm on Wednesday.
Firefighters used a short extension ladder to rescue the child from a first-floor window.
They used breathing apparatus, a covering jet, a hosereel jet and a thermal imaging camera to deal with the fire, which is understood to have been caused by faulty LED lights.
The child and the woman were given oxygen first aid to deal with the effects of breathing in smoke but they declined to be taken to hospital.
An ambulance and the police were also in attendance.
The fire service sent its incident stop message at 12.49 am on Thursday.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said that "enquiries are ongoing".
"The road was closed while officers, West Midlands Ambulance and Shropshire Fire and Rescue attended.
"Fire and Rescue quickly brought the fire under control and all occupants of the property were accounted for.
"No injuries were reported but damage was caused to the property. Enquiries are ongoing."
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called by the fire service at 0.09am this morning to reports of a house fire in York Street, Oswestry.
"An ambulance and paramedic officer attended the scene. Two occupants, a woman and child, were out of the property and assessed by ambulance staff.
"Thankfully neither were injured and were discharged on scene."
