Fire fighters rescue resident from burning flat in Peterborough

By Stephen Briggs
Published 10th Oct 2022, 17:06 BST
Updated 10th Oct 2022, 17:06 BST
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Fire started on Saturday afternoon

Firefighters rescued a resident from a burning flat in Orton on Saturday afternoon.

The fire started in Herlington, Orton Malborne at 5.15pm.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews arrived to find smoke issuing from a second-floor window.

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“Firefighters rescued one casualty from the building, who was given first aid before being left in the care of the ambulance service.

“Firefighters extinguished the fire and used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke.”