Elderly woman rescued from Oldbury house fire
An elderly woman had to be led to safety after a house fire in Oldbury.
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Firefighters from the town's station were called to the house on Cornwall Drive in the Brandhall area at 5.20pm yesterday.
West Midlands Fire Service Group Commander Nigel Sowden said: "They quickly established a pan had been left unattended on the stove."
An elderly woman was led to safety by fire fighters. She was checked by an ambulance crew at the scene as a precaution, Mr Sowden added.
Oldbury crew commander Richard Jones said the elderly woman had fallen asleep.
He added the kitchen suffered only smoke damage.
