Man in hospital after being saved from fire on sixth floor of Leeds flats

A man has been rescued from a fire on the sixth floor of a block of flats in Gipton.

He suffered the effects of severe smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital in an ambulance, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed.

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