Two individuals were hospitalized following a fire that erupted in a block of flats in Birmingham. The incident occurred at a residence on Berkeley Road in Hay Mills shortly before 8:00 PM on Sunday, June 7.
Emergency Response
West Midlands Fire Service dispatched four fire crews from Sheldon and Ward End to tackle the blaze. Additionally, West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were present at the scene.
One person managed to escape from the affected flat, while another was guided to safety by fire officers. The fire was confined to a ground-floor flat, with firefighters using a hose reel, four sets of breathing apparatus, and a positive pressure ventilation fan to control the flames.
Medical Attention
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service stated: “We were called to a fire at a property on Berkeley Road in Yardley, Birmingham at 7:56 PM on Sunday, June 7. We sent an ambulance to the scene. On arrival, crews found a man and a woman, both were assessed for the possible effects of smoke inhalation and conveyed to Heartlands Hospital, as a precaution.”
Damage Assessment
According to a West Midlands Fire Service spokesman, the room where the fire started suffered ten percent fire damage, while the entire flat experienced 80 percent smoke damage. The crews left the scene at 9:25 PM but returned the following day for reinspections.
This incident comes after a series of emergency calls in the area, including a separate report of a woman being sexually assaulted in a late-night attack on a busy street, and disturbances outside a nightclub involving over 100 people using items as weapons against police.
