Children in fire drama

Monday 15th June 2009, 11:15AM BST.

fire_engineSeven people – including five children – needed hospital treatment following a house fire in a village between Telford and Wolverhampton.

Emergency services were called an address in Brewood at 6.55am yesterday.

Suzie Fothergill, West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman, said: “On arrival at the scene, crews treated five children for smoke inhalation before taking them to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

“Two adults, a man and woman, were also treated at the scene. The man had also suffered burns to his feet.

“Both were transferred to the same hospital for further assessment and treatment.”



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