Man rescued from first-floor flat in burning building

Image source, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Image caption, The blaze broke out overnight at a building in Jewell Road
  • Author, Curtis Lancaster
  • Role, 成人快手 News

A man has been rescued from an apartment above a shop after a fire broke out overnight.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) said it was called to the blaze at a property on Jewell Road, in Bournemouth, at 01:07 BST.

Crews found the building - consisting of a One Stop convenience store and a residential flat - alight, said the fire service.

The man was safely removed from the first-floor apartment and taken to hospital, DWFRS said.

Image source, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Image caption, One person was rescued from the burning building

At the height of the blaze, 25 firefighters and six fire engines were on the scene, it said. It was extinguished just before 05:00.

DWFRS said the cause of the fire was being investigated.

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