Elderly man taken to hospital after house fire in Calderdale

AN ELDERLY man had to be taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation in a house fire in Calderdale.
Wentworth Drive, Illingworth. Photo: GoogleWentworth Drive, Illingworth. Photo: Google
Wentworth Drive, Illingworth. Photo: Google

The fire broke out in the kitchen of a home in Wentworth Drive, Illingworth, shortly before 11pm yesterday (August 3).

Firefighters gave the man first aid before he was taken to hospital by ambulance.

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Crews from Illingworth and Halifax, some wearing breathing apparatus, tackled the blaze using a hose reel before ventilating the property.

A spokesperson for the fire service said there had been no smoke detectors inside the home.