Breaking | Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)

Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)

A man has been rescued from a flat fire in west Belfast.

Emergency services were called to reports of a blaze at a property in the Dermott Hill Gardens area of west Belfast at around 6pm.

Fire appliances from the nearby Springfield and Cadogan Fire Stations attended the incident.

The Belfast Telegraph understands one man was rescued by the fire service while two others escaped from the property before their arrival.

Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)

Police at the scene of the incident on Sunday night (Photo by Kevin Scott)

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Police remain at the scene of the incident on Sunday night.

Police have been contacted for comment.