An elderly man with a health emergency had to be taken from his home on the sixth floor of a block of flats in Hotwells by firefighters using their aerial appliance.
Firefighters were called to the block on Jacobs Wells Road at 3.30am this morning (Tuesday, August 16), to help ambulance crews get the man down from the flat.
Two fire engines and the turntable ladder from Temple Fire Station were summoned, and after discussing with ambulance crews the best way to get the man down, a firefighter rescued him from the top of the ladder from the balcony of his flat.
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"Crews used a MIBS stretcher (a Multi-integrated Bodysplint Stretcher) to safely transport the casualty to the ground and into the care of ambulance colleagues, before he was taken to hospital," said a spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue Service.
"Crews ensure the property was secure before leaving the scene," they added.
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