A woman was rescued after fire broke out at a flat in Bedford Road, Weymouth tonight.
Dorset Fire and Rescue said 10 of their officers were involved in fighting the blaze at the ground floor premises.
A spokesman said the fire was believed to have been started by an electrical fault.
An armchair was destroyed and the flat damaged by smoke, the spokesman added.
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