Wednesday 18th November 2015 – 8.55pm – Jamie Arrowsmith.
A woman has died following a house fire in Birmingham this afternoon.
The incident occurred in a residential property on the B4128 in Bordesley Green, shortly before 4pm. An ambulance and a paramedic area support officer attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a woman that had been rescued from the property by the fire service who were carrying out CPR.
“Medics took over resuscitation attempts but unfortunately, despite everyone’s best efforts, nothing could be done to save her and sadly she was confirmed dead at the scene.
“An elderly woman from a neighbouring property was assessed as a precaution and discharged at the scene.”
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