A casualty was treated by firefighters following a blaze at a third-floor flat in Richmond yesterday.
Fire crews from Richmond, Leyburn, Reeth and Darlington were called to the residential fire on Victoria Road at about 6.30pm.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze using six sets of breathing apparatus and an extended hose reel jet.
Three thermal imaging cameras and two MSA filter masks were also used during the incident.
A positive pressure ventilation fan was brought in to clear smoke from the property following the fire.
Firefighters used an immediate emergency care kit to treat a casualty at the scene while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
No further details have been released about the casualty or the cause of the fire.
