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A man and a woman are being treated in hospital after a fire broke out in a flat above a shop in Manchester.
The fire started at around 4.15am this morning (16th May) at the premises, situated just off Kingsway, near the Moseley Road roundabout in Burnage.
Around 30 firefighters were required to contain the blaze, which is said to have spread quickly through the roof of the building.
The man and the woman, who jumped from a first floor bedroom window, are being treated in hospital for cuts and burns.
The man's injuries were more severe, suffering 25% burns, while the woman received treatment for burns to her hands and shoulders.
Damian O'Rourke of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue said: "When the first crews arrived, it was clear that a man and a woman had jumped from a first floor bedroom window and that they'd been woken by a smoke alarm sounding.
"We were faced with a very severe fire on the ground floor of a commercial dry cleaners which had spread to a first floor flat above and was burning into the roof space of the property."
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.
