A MAN has been injured after a fire broke out in a house in Evesham.

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, along with West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service, were called to the fire, on Cowl Street, at midnight on Thursday (February 22) following reports of people trapped inside.

A spokesperson for HWFRS said: "Three HWFR crews – two from Evesham and one from Broadway Fire Stations – were called to a house fire with persons reported.

"One male casualty was handed over to the care of the ambulance service."