A man was taken to hospital via air ambulance today after the floor collapsed at his home near Harrogate.
The man, who has not been named, suffered serious injuries in the fall at West End, Blubberhouses.
Firefighters from Harrogate and Skipton and an incident support unit from Ripon responded to a request for help at 11am.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident log said the man had fallen from the first floor to the ground floor due to the floor collapsing. It added:
“Crews created a safe working space to allow paramedics to access the casualty in order to assess his injuries prior to moving him.
“The male casualty was transported to hospital via air ambulance with serious injuries. Crews completed a handover with the occupant of the property and gave advice.”
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