Fire fighters rescue resident from burning flat in Peterborough

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.

“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.”