Pair taken to hospital after being rescued from Blackpool flat fire

Two people were rescued from an upstairs flat fire in Blackpool earlier this afternoon.
General Street in Blackpool (Pic: Google)General Street in Blackpool (Pic: Google)
General Street in Blackpool (Pic: Google)

The pair were pulled out of the smoke-logged flat, in General Street, by firefighters from Blackpool and South Shore stations at around 2pm.

A neighbour in the same block of flats discovered the blaze and raised the alarm, a spokesman for the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said.

The cause is being investigated, he added.

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He said the fire had ‘burnt out, generating smoke’, and said the flat’s occupants were given first aid at the scene while a fan was used to clear the smoke.

A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service said the pair were taken to hospital for checks.

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