ONE person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Didcot this morning.

Firefighters were called to the blaze, believed to be on all floors of the building in Venners Water, shortly after 5.15am.

An ambulance spokesman said four ambulances and a Hazard Area Response Team (HART) had treated a number of casualties for smoke inhalation at the scene.

One person was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, also with smoke inhalation, but their condition was not thought to be life threatening.