TWO elderly people have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a house fire in County Durham.
Fire crews were called to the blaze in a terraced house on West Drive, Lanchester at around 6pm.
A spokeswoman for County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was in the kitchen area of the property.
An elderly man and woman have been taken to the University Hospital of North Durham in Durham suffering from smoke inhalation.
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