A MAN had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck on a water tank in Redditch.

Two crews from Redditch were alerted to the 20-year-old's dilemma at 6.41pm on Wednesday May 25 in Coleshill Close, off Hunt End Lane.

A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said two crews were mobilised because it was a potential rescue from height.

"The man had climbed up and couldn't get down," they said.

A 13.5 metre ladder was used for him to climb down.