Firefighters from four stations rushed to a tower block in South Bristol last night to rescue a 90-year-old woman from a fire.
Crews from Bedminster, Temple, Hicks Gate and Kingswood were called to reports of a fire in a residential, 11-storey building on Silcox Road, Hartcliffe, at 12.53am on Monday (July 11).
Firefighters discovered a small fire in a kitchen on arrival on the seventh floor of the building and a 90-year-old woman was saved from the seventh floor by fire crews using a smoke hood.
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In a statement, Avon Fire and Rescue added: "With the fire extinguished and two breathing apparatus in use, crews completed a full external and internal inspection of the building and determined that there was no further risk."
The fire service said there were no casualties and the cause of the incident was thought to have been accidental ignition.
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