FIREFIGHTERS and an ambulance were called to rescue a man who had become stuck in a tree at a property in Blackburn.

They were called to a house in Oban Drive, Shadsworth at 9.50pm on Wednesday to reports man was unable to free himself from branches.

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A fire service spokesman, said: "A man had pitched a ladder to climb a tree to remove branches and got his leg trapped between a fork in the tree.

"Firefighters from Blackburn rescued the casualty and he was attended to by ambulance paramedics."