Four people and a dog were rescued by fire services after becoming trapped in a burning house.

Four people and a dog were rescued by fire services after becoming trapped in a burning house.

The fire services were called to the fire, which took place at a home on Cannon Street in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, at 2.17am.

The caller was trapped in the building with three others and a dog, but managed to guide the two fire crews to their location within the house.

Crews rescued those trapped by a ladder at a window of the property and the fire was brought under control at 2.53am.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.