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Man taken to hospital after fire at house near Oswestry

A man was taken to hospital after a fire at a house near Oswestry.

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The blaze, involving the electrical fuse box, broke out at the property in North Drive, Park Hall, on Sunday evening.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene at 8.30pm.

Two fire crews from Oswestry along with an operations officer went to the house and firefighters put on breathing apparatus to go into the property and put out the fire, in an operation lasting an hour.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called out by the fire service.

A spokesperson said: "One ambulance attended and crews assessed and treated a man who required further assessment at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital."

The utility company was also on scene.

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