A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after firefighters were called out to deal with a house fire.

Emergency services were called to Berdmore Street, Fenton, at 3.22pm following reports of a blaze in the kitchen of a property.

Police cordoned off the street while the blaze was extinguished, while firefighters had to force their way inside to rescue a woman from the first floor.

She was passed into the care of paramedics for further treatment.

Police officers took a 27-year-old Stoke-on-Trent woman into custody at the scene.

A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We received a call at 3.22pm reporting a house fire. Two appliances from Longton attended.

"Two firefighters in breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to tackle the fire, which is believed to have started in the kitchen.

"The crew had to force entry into the property before rescuing one female from the first floor. She was passed to paramedics for treatment.

"A fire investigation will start shortly."

A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of a house fire in Berdmore Street, Fenton.

"A woman, aged 27, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life."

Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident 461 of June 12.

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