THREE people were treated by paramedics after a house fire in Hampshire.

The blaze broke out in a bedroom at a detached property in Ringwood last night.

The house is understood to be occupied by a married couple and their grown-up daughter.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said one man was treated for burns to his hands and two women suffered smoke inhalation. All three were treated at the scene.

Two crews from Ringwood fire station tackled the blaze, which damaged the bedroom and smoke-logged the rest of the property.

The cause of the fire in Cloughs Road, at 8.20pm is still under investigation.