FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from a flat fire this afternoon.

Fire services from Bury, Broughton and Whitefield fire stations received a call around 4.30pm about a blaze at a property on Roch Close, Whitefield.

After arriving at the scene firefighters helped a man to escape the upstairs flat and he was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by paramedics.

It is believed that a woman was also in the home, but she is not thought to have sustained any injuries.

Fire investigations were sent to the scene but the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.