FIREFIGHTERS rescued a 50-year-old man from a blaze in a downstairs flat.

Crews from Bradford, Shipley and Idle were called to Selborne Terrace, off Bradford Road, Shipley, at 11.04am today, following reports of smoke from a window.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus:

Two firefighters took the man for treatment for smoke inhalation in a waiting ambulance.

West Yorkshire Police also attended the incident at the terraced property.