Two people taken to hospital after 'severe' blaze damages house and car
Two people were taken to hospital, including a woman who was led to safety, after a severe house fire.
Emergency services were called to the bungalow-style home, in Boundary Way, Wightwick, in Wolverhampton, at around 12.15pm today.
A car was also destroyed by the force of the flames next to the house which suffered damage to its roof.
Around 20 firefighters were sent to the scene near Perton Road as the blaze took hold.
Flames destroyed a car parked on a driveway next to the house with debris scattered outside.
The blaze had also burst through the roof of the house sending tiles tumbling to the floor.
It is unclear at this stage how the blaze started and where it originated.
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said its crews battled a "severe" blaze.
Four firefighters had to wear breathing apparatus to allow them to get close enough to bring it under control using hoses.
The spokesman said one woman was lead to safety by firefighters.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, Jordan Eggington, said staff cared for two patients at the scene before they were taken to New Cross Hospital for further treatment.
Wolverhampton Station firefighters tweeted to say the road would be closed for some time.
