A 70-year-old man was led to safety by firefighters following a blaze at his flat in Wallasey.
Two fire engines attended the incident at Marshlands Road at around 3pm on Wednesday.
The kitchen fire was extinguished by crews wearing breathing apparatus using a hose reel jet.
The elderly occupant was given oxygen after suffering smoke inhalation.
He was checked at the scene by paramedics then taken by ambulance to Arrowe Park Hospital.
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