Firefighters rescued a pregnant woman after fire blazed through a house in Cleckheaton yesterday.

Crews from Cleckheaton and Batley were called to the incident in South Parade at 4.30pm, after a fire had started in a basement kitchen.

The woman, who suffered from smoke inhalation, was treated at the scene and taken to Dewsbury District Hospital.

Firefighters suspect the fire was due to a faulty electrical appliance.