A SMOKING fuse box has been blamed for a fire that lead to a man being taken to hospital.
Firefighters believe the fuse box could have been the source of the blaze, which damaged part of the wall in a Wellington Road Flat in the early hours of this morning (Monday November 29).
The 28-year-old man heard the smoke alarm and smelt burning from his property.
He had to rush outside in his dressing gown to raise the alarm at 3am this morning.
Two Isle of Wight fire crews from Ryde spent just over an hour dealing with the incident.
The man was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport by IW Ambulance as a precaution.
