Man and woman die after Bloxwich house fire in the early hours
A man and a woman have died after a house fire in the early hours of Monday morning.
Emergency services were called to Croxdene Avenue in Bloxwich, Walsall, where they found the two patients in a critical condition.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said crews were called by firefighters at 2.28am, sending an ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic.
“Upon arrival, crews discovered two patients, a man and a woman," they said.
The man was described as in a critical condition and received advanced life support at the scene.
“Unfortunately, it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene," the spokesperson added.
The ambulance service also said nothing could be done to save the woman, and she was also confirmed dead at the scene.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said six firefighters went into the house to put the fire out.
"At approximately 2.15am on Monday 3 April, we responded to a house fire on Croxdene Avenue, Bloxwich," he said.
"Three fire engines, crewed by 15 firefighters from Walsall, Bloxwich and Willenhall fire stations attended a severe fire in a two-storey house. The first arrived within five minutes of being mobilised.
"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building and extinguished the fire using hose reels.
"We are saddened to confirm that, despite the best efforts of fire and ambulance crews at the scene, two people rescued from the building were confirmed to have died at the scene. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident.
"Our Fire Investigation Team are working to establish the cause of the fire."
Emergency services remained outside the terrace house this morning, with a blue forensic tent in the street outside.
