A PENSIONER was pulled semi-conscious from her home after a fire broke out yesterday.
Fire officers rescued Brenda Liddle, 78, from her house in Grange Park Avenue, Fulwell, Sunderland, following a call from a neighbour.
The neighbour was alerted to the blaze by Ms Liddle's smoke alarm, and tried to rescue her himself, but was prevented by the heat and smoke.
Four fire officers wearing breathing apparatus entered the two-storey, semi-detached house and carried Ms Liddle to safety.
She was given oxygen at the scene and taken to hospital.
The fire, which is believed to have been caused by a cigarette, caused severe damage to the living room
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