A man needed hospital treatment yesterday after being rescued from his burning flat in Billingshurst.

He was treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.

Firefighters rescued the man and his cat from the blaze in a first floor flat in Bridgewater Close at 6.20pm.

Smoke and flames destroyed the kitchen and the rest of the flat was damaged by smoke.

Firefighters from Billingshurst and Horsham were called to tackle the blaze.