{"id":241796,"date":"2023-11-25T04:13:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=241796"},"modified":"2023-11-25T04:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:13:27","slug":"reading-fire-man-winched-to-safety-after-blaze-breaks-out-at-skyscraper-as-clouds-of-smoke-billow-into-the-sky-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/reading-fire-man-winched-to-safety-after-blaze-breaks-out-at-skyscraper-as-clouds-of-smoke-billow-into-the-sky-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading fire: Man winched to safety after blaze breaks out at skyscraper as clouds of smoke billow into the sky | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MAN has been winched to safety after a blaze broke out at a skyscraper – with clouds of smoke billowing into the sky.<\/p>\n
Shocking images from the scene in Reading show huge thick black plumes rising as a person trapped is bundled into a cage and lifted to safety.<\/p>\n
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Horrifying footage shows flames erupting from the tower as the stranded person is rescued by fire crews.<\/p>\n
Smoke can been seen for miles as the building, which is close to the town's train station, ferociously burns. <\/p>\n
An air ambulance was in attendance earlier and two people have now been taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said: "I can confirm we've taken two people to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for further assessment and treatment for smoke inhalation, neither of whom were severe cases.<\/p>\n