Bedroom fire

Colborne Road, High Wycombe

One appliance and crew from High Wycombe, one from Beaconsfield and one from Amersham attended, along with two officers.

Smoke was issuing from the rear of a building when they arrived. The fire was in a first-floor bedroom.

The firefighters rescued one man, injured, and provided him with immediate emergency care for burns and the effects of breathing in smoke. He was passed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service.

The firefighters used:

Two sets of breathing apparatus
One hose reel
A positive pressure ventilation fan

Thames Valley Police also attended.