FIREFIGHTERS attended a late night house fire in Crescent Way, Taunton.

The fire broke out on a fourth floor flat of Ladysmith House on Crescent Way in Taunton at around 11.30pm on Sunday night.

The fire service were called to reports of a smell of burning and an alarm sounding, and found a kitchen fire.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said: "One male occupant was led to safety.

"The fire was extinguished using two breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet. The flat was also ventilated."