Redwood Avenue, West Ardsley: Three people rushed to hospital after fire fully engulfs home in Leeds village

Three people were rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in a house in a village on the southern edge of Leeds.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called just after 4.30am on Wednesday (February 26) to reports of a property on fire on Redwood Avenue in West Ardsley.

A spokesperson for the fire service confirmed that three crews were sent from Hunslet and Ossett to tackle the blaze, which had engulfed 100 per cent of the house.

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The fire engulfed the whole house. | Google/National World

The crews used a large jet, hose reels and breathing apparatus and successfully extinguished the fire.

Three individuals were taken to the hospital by ambulance due to injuries from smoke inhalation.

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