A MAN has been rescued by firefighters after he was trapped in a burning kitchen.
The blaze, in a two storey mid-terraced home in Lime Street, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham, was reported just after 7pm on Sunday (October 26).
Firefighters using breathing apparatus entered the property and rescued the man. He was treated at the scene by paramedics after suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.
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