A MAN was taken to hospital after a kitchen fire in a block of flats in Keighley.

A pan of oil caused the fire in a flat on the seventh floor of Leylands House, Parkwood Rise, at 1am today.

The man, 41, was initially found unconscious in the flat and was taken to Airedale General Hospital for a check-up for smoke inhalation.

Fire crews from Keighley, Shipley, Fairweather Green and two engines from Bradford attended the incident. The fire itself was out when crews arrived at the scene, said a spokesman for Keighley Fire Station.

An aerial apparatus was also used by the fire crews at the scene.

All of the other residents at the block of flats were evacuated for an hour as the crews dealt with the incident.