Saturday 12th September 2015 – 10.30am – John Hawker.
The occupant of a residential property in Birmingham has died following a fire in the early hours of this morning.
Ambulance crews responded to reports of a serious fire in Anderton Road, Sparkbrook, at around 3.55am. An ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find fire crews tackling a serious fire at the property.
“Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save the occupant of the property, believed to be a man, and sadly they were confirmed dead at the scene.
“No other person was injured in the fire.”
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