A WOMAN was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a bedroom fire in Runcorn.

The blaze broke out on the first floor of a house in Penshaw Court, Hallwood Park.

Firefighters from Runcorn and Widnes tackled the incident shortly after 11.20pm on Thursday, April 23.

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said today: “The fire is believed to have been started accidentally.”