Smoke alarm plea after dramatic Chesterfield blaze
Firefighters have reiterated the importance of having working smoke alarms after a blaze in Chesterfield.
Crews rushed to Heaton Court, which provides sheltered housing accommodation, after receiving reports of a sounding smoke alarm at about 8.15pm last night.
Residents had to be evacuated from the building and a man was rescued as firefighters battled a blaze in the kitchen of a ground floor flat.
This morning a Derbyshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “This incident shows how smoke alarms can help save lives and are extremely important.”