UPDATED: Blaze on 15th floor of Scunthorpe tower block - pensioner taken to hospital

A fire on the 15th floor of a block of flats in Scunthorpe at lunch-time today (Thursday Nov 1) resulted in a pensioner being taken to hospital.

It happened within one of the landmark Crosby Flats, off Crosby Road, near the town centre.

Crosby Flats in Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe fire-fighters were called to the 15th floor of a Scunthorpe block of flats

Firefighters attended shortly before noon.

A pan of food caught fire in the kitchen and was extinguished by the occupier removing the pot from the cooker.

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The elderly man was assisted from his flat by two fire-fighters wearing breathting apparatus.

He was taken to hospital by ambulance for a precautionary check-up.

The kitchen suffered smoke damage and was ventilated by the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service before personnel left the flat, whose smoke alarm had been activated during the incident.

Crosby House was later confirmed as the block of flats.

Three fire engines attended - two from Scunthorpe and the other from Winterton.

Police were called to consider whether it was necessary to evacuate the building as a precautionary measure.