Man saved from building fire and taken to hospital

A picture of a Scania fire engine. It is outside and parked in front of some trees. It is red and high-visibility yellow with a large metal ladder on its roof. Image source, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to two incidents on Wednesday night including a "hazmat incident"

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A man has been taken to hospital after a fire spread to several buildings.

Fire crews were called to an area of Maple Cross, external, near Chorleywood in Hertfordshire, at about 21:00 BST on Wednesday.

The man was rescued from inside the property while firefighters made use of pumps and an aerial platform to tackle the blaze.

Elsewhere in the county, other crews were called to a "hazmat incident", external in a property in Hemel Hempstead at about the same time - before the chemical was contained two hours later.

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