BREAKING Pensioner fighting for life as police investigate early morning house fire
A man is fighting for his life and two women have been hospitalised after a fire broke out inside a Blackpool house.
The man, in his 70s, was taken to hospital in critical condition after Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the address on Talbot Road at around 3.30am on Saturday. Two women, aged in their 60s and 30s, were also injured and taken for treatment but are not understood to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
Three fire engines were sent from Blackpool and Bispham this morning and alerted the police. Firefighters used six breathing apparatus and three hose reels to extinguish the fire.An LFRS spokesperson said crews rescued three casualties and handed them over into the care of North West Ambulance Service. An investigation into the cause of the fire is now under way.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary said: "We were called around 3.30am this morning by the fire service to a report of a fire at a property in Blackpool. Emergency services attended an address on Talbot Road, where three occupants – a man in his 70’s, a woman in her 60’s and another woman in her 30’s were brought from the property.
All were taken to hospital and are currently receiving treatment. The man remains in a critical condition. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
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