Man taken to hospital following chip pan fire in Telford
A man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation following a chip pan fire in Telford early this morning.
The chip pan had been left unattended in the kitchen of the house in Charlecote Park, Newdale, when the fire broke out.
Firefighters were called to the property at 1.35am, after the man was alerted to the blaze when the smoke alarm sounded.
Firefighters from Wellington and Telford Central along with a support officer attended the scene; they used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to put out the fire.
The kitchen was severely damaged with smoke damage in the rest of the property.
