FIREFIGHTERS were on the scene at a house fire in a North Yorkshire town.

Two appliances from Scarborough and Filey attended the fire at a two-storey semi-detached domestic property in Barrowcliff Road, Scarborough, at 2.30pm yesterday (February 7).

Upon arrival of the fire crews, a 30-year-old man was out of the property and taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire caused “significant fire and smoke damage”.


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The service spokesperson said four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, a 45 millimetre main jet, two thermal imaging cameras, and small tools were used to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.