Fire investigators are trying to establish the cause of a blaze in a flat in the Brunswick area of Hove.
Firefighters were called to tackle the blaze in a fourth floor flat in Brunswick Place early on Wednesday evening.
A 40-year-old man was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Eastern Road, Brighton, suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation.
The crew from East Sussex Fire and Rescue had to use breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to tackle the flames.
They went into action just after 6pm and had put out the fire by just after 7.20pm.
The fire service specialists are working with detectives from Sussex Police to investigate the blaze.
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