Two to hospital following property fire

Claire Brown – Friday 6th August 2021 – 9.40am.

Two women have been taken to hospital following a property fire in Stoke on Trent last night. 

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 10.28pm yesterday (Thursday) to reports of a fire at a property in Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and two North Staffordshire BASICS doctors attended the scene. 

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find two occupants, two women, who had managed to get out of the property. 

“Upon assessment, one woman was found to be in a serious condition. She received emergency treatment on scene before being rapidly conveyed on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital. The woman was later transferred by WMAS to a specialist burns unit in the region.

“The second woman, who was in a less serious condition, was given treatment on scene before being taken on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further care.”

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