A MAN was rescued by firefighters after he fell from a ladder onto a garage roof.

Emergency services were called to Ravenoak Lane, Worsthorne at 3.45pm on Wednesday after reports that a man had fallen from height from a residential property.

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A fire service spokesman, said: "A man fell off a ladder onto a garage roof.

"Firefighters from Burnley pitched a ladder for access and brought the casualty down on a stretcher then he was taken to hospital by air ambulance."