Posted: Thursday 24 April 2025, 13:38
A man in his 70s is in critical condition following a house fire at Saffron Drive in Oakwood.
Emergency services were called to attend the incident last night (Wednesday 23 April) following a 999 call to our control room at 23:24 hours.
On arrival, fire crews from Notts Road, Ascot Drive and Kingsway found a fire in the kitchen of a terraced property. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and ventilated the property to remove smoke.
Derbyshire Constabulary and East Midlands Ambulance Service were also in attendance.
A 72-year-old male was rescued by crews and conveyed to hospital by paramedics. He’s currently in critical condition.
Fire crews secured the property and left the scene at 00:20 hours this morning.
A joint fire and police investigation is currently underway into the cause of the fire. There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.