A person had to be treated by the emergency services following a gas leak in Carlisle.

Firefighters were sent to a house in Knowefield Close, Stanwix, today at about 1.45pm.

Three fire crews were at the scene - two from Carlisle and a team from Longtown.

"Firefighters isolated the gas supply and administered oxygen therapy to one casualty," a rescue service spokesperson. Crews were in attendance for about 30 minutes.