Two taken to hospital after house fire in Cramlington as four fire engines attend
Two people have been taken to hospital following after a house fire in Cramlington.
At around 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 3, emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a private property in the Mayfield area of Cramlington.
Four fire appliances from Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) were called to the scene and extinguished the fire.
An ambulance took two patients to hospital for further treatment.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 6.31pm on Tuesday 3 November to reports of a fire at a private property in the Mayfield area of Cramlington.
"We dispatched an ambulance crew, a duty officer, and a crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the scene. Two patients were taken to hospital for further treatment.”
A spokesperson for NFRS said: "Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house fire in Cramlington at 6.28pm on Tuesday 3 November.
“Four fire appliances attended the incident and crews worked to bring the fire under control and extinguish it safely.
Once the fire was extinguished, crews left the scene."