Man treated for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital after house fire in Ludlow
All occupants were accounted for by the time firefighters arrived
A man was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the loft space of a house in Ludlow.
The fire took hold in the roof of a property in Sheet Road in Ludlow on Sunday afternoon (September 6), Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said.
A spokesperson for the fire service said all occupants were accounted for and outside the building by the time its three crews arrived at around 5pm.
Firefighters used breathing apparatuses and water jets to extinguish the flames.
Police and ambulance crews were also called, and one man was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation before being taken to hospital in Hereford.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a house fire on Sheet Road at 5.36pm yesterday, one ambulance attended the scene.
“On arrival we discovered one patient, a man. He was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation before being taken to Hereford County Hospital.”
West Mercia Police said its officers attended to assist with traffic management.
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