Man rescued from Darlington fire.

Emergency services remain at the scene of a fire at the three-storey St T’s Home Shop, in Skinnergate, Darlington.

Officers were called to the incident at 4.30am this morning by colleagues from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service.

A man in his forties was rescued from the property by firefighters and taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

Skinnergate is expected to remain closed for the rest of the day and people are being urged to avoid the area.

Police and the fire service will remain on scene for the next few days to carry out investigations into the cause of the fire.