A person has been rescued after a fire broke out in a kitchen.

Emergency services attended to reports of a kitchen fire in Queen Square in Brighton at 2.53pm on Thursday.

Two fire engines and a police vehicle attended the scene.

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One person was reported to have been rescued and handed over to the care of the ambulance service.

A spokeswoman said: "We were called on 28 November at 2.53pm to a kitchen fire in Queen Square, Brighton.

"Two fire engines from Hove and Preston Circus were in attendance. Crews used two breathing apparatus and a fire extinguisher to put the fire out.

"One person was rescued and handed over to the care of the ambulance service."