FIREFIGHTERS tackled a ground floor blaze at a house in Corfe Mullen yesterday afternoon.

Three crews were sent to reports of a fire at the two-storey house on Wareham Road at 4.30pm.

A Dorset Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed the incident took place in the kitchen and four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and one main line were used to extinguish the fire.

The Red Cross Support Unit from Springbourne was also called to the scene.
A South Western Ambulance Service spokesperson said two elderly residents were assessed at the scene and did not require hospital admission. 

The fire was out around 5.40pm.