A man suffered burns after he was rescued from the second floor of a derelict building during a fire in Oldham town centre.
Three fire engines rushed to the scene after the blaze broke out around 9pm on Union Street, near the tram stop.
They spent one hour on the scene putting out the fire.
A spokesman for Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 9pm to reports of a fire involving a derelict building. We sent three fire engines.
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"We rescued one casualty from the second floor of the building. He has been taken to hospital.
"We used two hose reels, fire breathing apparatus, dust masks and hand lamps."
A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said: "We took one patient to hospital for burns."
The spokeswoman said it was unclear how badly injured the man was.
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