One person taken to hospital after Birmingham house fire - fire service remain at scene

One person was taken to hospital after a house fire in Birmingham.

West Midlands Fire Service dispatched eleven crews to the scene on Drayton Road, Kingsheath, at around 9.40pm on Saturday (September 26).

Firefighters worked to tackle the blaze in a three-storey mid-terraced house that had spread to the loft space of a neighbouring property.

Nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution and one person was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke.

The incident has since been scaled down but a crew remains at the scene this morning (September 28) to check for hotspots.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “Shortly after 9.40pm on Saturday 26 September, we responded to Drayton Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham.

“Initially, 11 fire engines, two 4x4 brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform attended.

“This was a fire affecting a three-storey mid-terraced house. The fire also affected an area of loft space in the next-door property.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire. Seven nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution.

“One person from the affected property is believed to have been conveyed to hospital after inhaling smoke.

“There were no other injuries or casualties. We scaled down our resources but remained in attendance throughout Sunday.

“We currently have one crew in attendance, checking for hotspots.”

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to a property fire on Drayton Road at 9.56pm on Saturday, one ambulance, two paramedic officers and a HART paramedic attended the scene.

“ On arrival we discovered one patient, a man. He was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.”