JonPritchard published Man rescued from house fire in Ilkeston

A man was rescued by police officers following a blaze at a house in Ilkeston.Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Stratford Street shortly before 1.30am on Saturday morning, after reports of a two-storey house was on fire, but eye witness reports say police were on the scene first and rescued a man from the building.Ian Parker, a local resident, said: "There was a lot of smoke in the street and people were running around, and then we realised there was a fire at the...