FIREFIGHTERS and other emergency services were called to a flat fire on Bridge Street last night, Monday.

At around 8.20pm, fire crews and police were alerted to a fire in a flat above Shenanigans.

Firefighters from Warrington, Stockton Heath, Penketh and Lymm attended the scene.

A person was rescued from the property.

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Firefighters used a hose to extinguish the fire and a large fan to clear the smoke.

They were in attendance for around an hour and a half.