Man taken to hospital after fire destroys house in Leeds

Emergency services were called to the Hyde Park area on Tuesday morning (March 05)

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 5th Mar 2024

A house has been destroyed and a man has been taken to hospital following a fire in Leeds.

Emergency services were called to the Hyde Park area at around 04:20am on Tuesday morning (March 05).

Firefighters confirmed all three floors and the basement of the property were involved in the blaze.

The man's condition is unknown, with a neighbour saying: "I believe he was taken to hospital just to be checked over because of the smoke".

"I think he's safe."

"The street was just lit up with fire and it was coming towards our house."

"It went from being okay one minute, to being unable to breathe because of the smoke".

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