A YOUNG man was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke after the bedroom of a house in Feedfield Road, Bury, caught fire.

The man, in his early 20s, fell asleep downstairs and was woken by a smoke detector to find the bedroom on fire.

Fire crews from Bury attended the blaze at 3am on Sunday. The man was taken to hospital and released after treatment.

It is believed a discarded cigarette may have started the fire, which destroyed the bedroom.