Man rescued from Easter Sunday flat fire in Wellington
A man had to be rescued from a fire in Wellington, Telford.
The blaze broke out in a flat in King Street about 5pm on Sunday.
Emergency services including three fire crews were quickly on scene along with the police and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Firefighters put on breathing apparatus and went into the flat.
A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said a man was rescued from the smoke filled flat. The operation was under control within half an hour. The fire involved food, the spokesperson said.
“The man was left in the care of the ambulance service.”
On Sunday morning a fire crew from Shrewsbury was called out to a chimney fire in Chatbrook, Condover.
The fire, which involved a Rayburn, took two hours to bring under control tackling the fire from the inside and outside of the house.
