Hall Park Meadows Kippax: Fire breaks out in Leeds bungalow as elderly man rescued and taken to hospital

The blaze, at a bungalow on Hall Park Meadows, in Kippax, was reported shortly before 6pm yesterday (February 19).

Three fire engines - from Garforth, Killingbeck and Pontefract - were sent to the scene. They used breathing apparatus and put out the fire with hose reel jets.

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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said that it started in the kitchen of the property.

A spokesperson added: "Our staff in the Fire Control room gave fire survival guidance until crews could enter the building to rescue the man.

"He was then transported to hospital by Yorkshire Ambulance Service."

West Yorkshire Police has confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances involved.