Man climbed on roof to escape fire

Crews from Central fire station were called to the address on Abbeydale Road just after midnight, and arrived to find the man in his 20s had climbed out of his first-floor flat onto the roof of the property.

Firefighters rescued him using a 10.5m ladder and carried him to safety. The man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but did not need to be taken to hospital.

Station manager Ian French said: “The crews did very well to rescue the man so quickly. He was in a perilous position, clinging on to a skylight, and they got him to safety.”

The fire, believed to be caused by an electrical fault, resulted in “extensive” damage to the living room and “serious smoke damage” throughout the rest of the flat.

Meanwhile, an investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire which broke out at a terraced house on Neville Close, Pitsmoor, at around 1pm on Monday, January 2.

Crews rescued an elderly woman from the property.