Fire crews attended
EMERGENCY services were called after a fire broke out in a property in Rainhill.
Fire crews and ambulance attended Holt Lane on Monday (July 29) at around 8.35am.
READ MORE > Residents evacuated after fire at terraced propertyA spokesman for the fire and rescue service said the blaze, which had started in a kitchen, had already been extinguished before crews arrived.
"It was a kitchen fire which was put out before we arrived," said a spokesman.
"Firefighters searched the property and we administered treatment to one of the occupants who had burns. We were there until 9.26am."
A North West Ambulance spokeswoman added: "We sent two vehicles to the scene and we took three patients to hospital."
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