A MAN was taken to hospital after being rescued from a flat fire.
Fire crews were called to Lindley Road in the Clifton area of York at 5pm today.
Two fire fighters wearing breathing equipment rescued a man from a ground floor flat.
He was given oxygen at the scene before being taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from smoke inhalation and lacerations to his face.
A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the cause of the blaze was believed to be the deliberate ignition of a sofa.
The flat suffered fire damage to the lounge and smoke damage to a further four rooms.
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