A PERSON was rescued by firefighters from a blaze at a house in Crewe last night.

Two crews from Crewe, one from Middlewich and one from Winsford were called to reports of a fire a property in Wheelman Road just after 7pm. 

Crews used four breathing apparatus, a thermal image camera, three hose reels and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire.

They remained on the scene for three hours.

Cheshire Fire Service said investigations into the cause of the blaze are ongoing.