Elderly man dies after house fire

Emergency services were called to the house, in Lowes Hill, at around 10.30am on Sunday. Credit: ITV News Central

A man who was rescued from a house fire in Ripley has died.

Emergency services were called to the house, in Lowes Hill, at around 10.30am on Sunday.

An elderly man was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in a serious condition but he later died.