Resident taken to hospital after fire breaks out in basement of house in Knott End

One person was taken to hospital after breathing in smoke when a fire broke out in a basement of a house in Knott End.
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Firefighters from Preesall, Bispham, and Blackpool were called to the house, on the Esplanade, at around 5.20pm yesterday.

They wore breathing masks and used a water jet to put out the flames, and a fan to clear the smoke.