A HAMPSHIRE man had to be rescued from his home by firefighters.

An ambulance vehicle and a fire engine were called to a block of flats called Clover Nooke in Old Redbridge Road in Southampton.

Firefighters at the scene wouldn’t tell the Daily Echo why they were there.

But a neighbour said: “They were trying to get into a man’s flat because he is having falls, hopefully he’s okay.”

“They could not get into the flat you see, so they had to break down the door.”

A spokesperson for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “They were assisting the ambulance with gaining entry into a property.”

The incident happened on Saturday at around 11.30am.