Fire in bedroom of York home

Fire crews were called out to an incident in York early today (Monday).

A calendar on a bedroom wall of a home in Haxby caught fire. The flames spread to a footstool.

Firefighters from Huntington and York were called out at 2.30am.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “The fire was out on the arrival of crews but there was smoke logging to the bedroom and a corridor.

“Crews used positive pressure ventilation and two breathing appartus sets.”