A teenager was rescued from a burning house in Thatcham in the early hours of this morning.

A teenager was rescued from a burning house in Thatcham in the early hours of this morning.

The fire is believed to have started in the garden and spread to the house in Cowslip Crescent at around 4am.

Firecrews from Newbury, Caversham and Basingstoke battled the blaze for around two hours.

One woman was taken to hospital were she was treated for smoke inhalation and several others were evacuated.

The incident is not being treated as suspicious.