A MAN is fighting for his life after following a fire in a garage yesterday.

The victim, believed to be 29 years old and called Daniel is in a critical condition following the fire in Chillingham Close.

An investigation is now under way to determine the cause of the fire and a building inspector has been deployed to assess the level of structural damage to the building.

Middlewich fireman, sub officer Paul Winder, who was at the scene said: "We had it out within half an hour and under control within minutes, but it destroyed the garage.

"Unfortunately a chap got caught up in the garage somehow and suffered burns and was taken by ambulance to hospital."