Saturday 28 November
06.10 Rawnsley House, Goodhind Street, Easton, Bristol
Firefighters have rescued a man during a fire at his flat.
When crews arrived at the 16-storey building they found a small
amount of smoke coming from a flat on the 11th floor, but were
unable to wake the occupant.
Forcing entry into the premises two firefighters wearing
breathing apparatus conducted a thorough search and found a man in
his 30s asleep in the bedroom and a fire in the kitchen.
He was suffering from smoke inhalation and assisted to safety
where he was given oxygen therapy by crews. He was not taken to
hospital.
It appears the fire started accidentally after cooking was left
on the hob and caught alight.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service would like to remind people to
take care when cooking and never leave it unattended as it could
lead to fire breaking out.