Man in his 70s taken to hospital following kitchen fire in Doncaster house

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A man in his 70s has been taken to hospital following a kitchen fire at a Doncaster house this teatime.

The Free Press received reports of three fire appliances, police and paramedic at the scene on Maple Avenue in Cantley.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called at 5.19pm to a kitchen fire.

"A man in his 70s was taken to hospital for a check up following smoke inhalation. The cause is under investigation.”

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