Firefighters rescue man from house fire

Monday, 20 March 2023 00:05

By Luke Davis

Several York fire crews were busy last week, rescuing a man from a house fire.

Firefighters from York, Huntington and Acomb were called to the fire on Barkston Close at 10:23pm last Thursday.

The cause of the fire is thought to have been a frying pan left unattended.

Firefighters wore breathing apparatus during their successful rescue of the man, who was in his 60s.

The man was given a check-up by paramedics on the scene as a precaution, but is doing well.

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