Man rescued after falling from roof of house in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire

Firefighters were called to rescue a man who had fallen from the roof of a semi-detached house. The man, thought to be in his 50s, fell from the roof of the property in Aylestone Lane, Wigston Magna, at about 8.50am yesterday. He fell onto a lower roof on part of an extension at the rear of the property. Firefighters used a special "pop-up" scaffold unit to bring the man down. Paramedics, who were called to the scene by the fire service, took him to Leicester Royal Infirmary. His condition isn't known. Crew manager Dave George said: "He had come off the roof of the semi-detached house onto the kitchen extension roof. "Because it was suspected he may have suffered spinal injuries he was put onto a long board, or spinal board. "The technical rescue unit carry a pop-up scaffold which we put up to the level of the roof. He was talking and conscious throughout."