Trio in lucky escape from West Yorkshire house blaze thanks to firefighters

Two people and a dog were rescued from a West Yorkshire house fire during the early hours of this morning.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Feb 2016, 09:19 BST

Updated 5th Feb 2016, 10:24 BST

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire in Bondgate, Pontefract, today at around 1.40am.

Officers arrived to find the living room ablaze, while the property had no smoke detectors fitted.

The occupants were pulled from the property uninjured by firefighters, who used two breathing apparatus, a hose reel and a ventilator to extinguish the blaze.

Crews from Pontefract, Castleford and Featherstone attended the incident.