AN ELDERLY lady had to be given first aid after a blaze broke out in her home in the early hours of this morning (Monday).

Firefighters and ambulance crews were called to the property in London Road, Langley, Hitchin, at 3.36am.

When there, they found the bungalow was completely smoke logged, with the fire believed to have started from a radiator in the lounge.

Paramedics treated the woman at the scene and the fire was out by 4.05am.