Man given oxygen after kitchen fire in high rise block of flats

A man had to be given oxygen after a kitchen fire broke out in a high rise block of flats.

A total of 16 firefighters from South Shields, Hebburn and Wallsend stations were called to Durham Court in Hebburn just after 5.30pm yesterday.

Durham Court, in Hebburn.placeholder image
Durham Court, in Hebburn.

A kitchen fire in a flat caused smoke damage to a flat and also to the communal corridor area.

One man had to be given oxygen by paramedics while other residents were checked over.

No-one was seriously injured in the incident.

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