Two people are currently being treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at a second floor flat in Chester this morning (Thursday, March 29).
Fire crews were called to a building on Albion Street at 11.27am after reports of a blaze involving an oven hood in a flat.
Crews had to wear breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet as well as use a thermal imaging camera to tackle the fire.
An ambulance is also on the scene.
A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said the fire has just been extinguished and that two people are receiving treatment for smoke inhalation.
