Man rescued after fire in a communal stairwell
Firefighters rescued a man after a fire in a communal stairwell in a block of flats in Colchester earlier today.;
On arrival, crews reported that the stairwell of a three storey block of flats was heavily smoke logged and rescued a man from inside.
Firefighters gave oxygen therapy to the man who suffered smoke inhalation and he was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.
Firefighters extinguished the fire by 4:20pm.
An investigation into the cause of the fire found it had been started deliberately.