An elderly man suffered a catalogue of horrific burn injuries in a flat fire in the early hours of this morning.
Heroic firefighters wearing breathing apparatus burst into the Aintree property just before 1am today and pulled him to safety.
It is believed the blaze was caused by flammable materials coming into contact with a halogen heater in the sheltered accommodation.
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Emergency services were called at 12.35am today and three fire engines arrived at the scene on Becher's Court, Ormskirk Road , by 12.43am.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus burst through the ground floor flat and found the living room was completely destroyed.
They found the victim and carried him out of the property where he was given first aid by North West Ambulance Service paramedics.
He was taken to hospital suffering from severe burns and it took firefighters almost an hour to extinguish the blaze.
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Merseyside Fire & Rescue said an investigation indicated the fire was accidental and caused by flammable materials coming into contact with a halogen heater.
A spokesperson added: "Firefighters entered a ground floor flat and found a fire in the living room. An elderly resident was rescued from the flat and crews applied first aid at the scene. The casualty was taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service suffering from severe burns.
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"The fire was extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus with a high pressure hose reel and extinguisher.
"The fire was fully extinguished by 1.37am and the area was ventilated. Surrounding flats were checked for smoke spread and any signs of fire."
