An elderly couple had to flee a fire at their Bradford home today.

Bradford firefighters were called to Roydstone Terrace, Bradford Moor, at about 11am after neighbours raised the alarm.

Watch commander Alan Jordan said a man and a woman, believed to be in their 70s, managed to escape from the house after the blaze broke out in a bedroom.

They were found by crews in the back garden. Mr Jordan said both were taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.

Specialist officers were at the scene this afternoon to investigate the cause.