Fire crews rescue and revive man after house fire in Chadwell St Mary
He was rescued in the early hours of this morning
Essex Fire crews have rescued a man from a house fire in Chadwell St Mary and revived him.
Firefighters from Orsett and Grays were called to Bowerman Road at 2.24am on Monday 3rd January and found a first floor of a two-storey house 50% on fire.
A neighbour had raised the alarm and reported that the occupant might still be inside.
Crews found a man in his 70s unconscious and not breathing.
Station Manager Mark Elliott said: "We received good information from the caller that someone might be inside, so firefighters got into the building quickly.
"They did an absolutely fantastic job. They found him in a back bedroom on a smoke-filled first floor, carried him out and revived him using oxygen therapy.
"Crews then worked quickly to stop the fire, limiting the damage and preventing it from spreading to the adjoining house."
The casualty was left in the care of the ambulance service, with the fire fully out by 3.48am.
An investigation will now be carried out to determine the cause of the fire.