Baby and woman taken to hospital after microwave fire at house in Leeds

A BABY and a woman were taken to hospital by ambulance after suffering smoke inhalation when  a microwave cooker caught fire at a house in Leeds.

Two fire crews from Hunslet Fire Station were called to the incident at a house on Ring Road, Middleton, just after 7pm on Sunday (May 6).

Ring Road, Middleton.Image: Googleplaceholder image
Ring Road, Middleton.Image: Google

West Yorkshire Fire Service said the woman and baby suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital by ambulance.

The microwave fire was out when crews arrived.

Firefighters used a fan to clear smoke from the property.

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