AN elderly man was taken to hospital after a fire in a caravan in Bradford today.

Firefighters from Bradford station were called to a caravan park on Mary Street, off Bowling Back Lane, at 7.50am.

A fire service spokesman said two men received slight burns and an elderly man suffered smoke inhalation. A spokesman for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary for treatment.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.