Saturday 13th April 2013 – 9.45am – John Hawker.
Three people have been injured, one seriously in a house fire in Staffordshire in the early hours of this morning.
The fire occurred at a house in Ellams Place, Knutton, at around 12.40am. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a BASICS Doctor attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a man, believed to be in his 30’s, with serious burn injuries to his back, arms and feet following a house fire.
“The man received emergency treatment at the scene using specialist burn packs and also received pain relief. He was transferred by ambulance to University Hospital North Staffordshire for further emergency treatment.
“A woman and young baby also in the property at the time of the fire were treated at the scene for the effects of smoke inhalation. Both were transferred by ambulance to the same hospital for further treatment.”
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