Man, in his 70s, lifeless after two home fires in Bilston as police examine | EUROtoday

A person in his 70s has died after two “significant” home fires occurred on the similar time on neighbouring roads.

Officers have been known as to the fires at properties on Lunt Place and Marbury Drive in Bilston, close to Wolverhampton, shortly after 2am on Saturday, West Midlands Police mentioned.

The man was discovered lifeless on the Marbury Drive deal with.

Four different folks have been taken to hospital with non life-threatening accidents, the power mentioned.

Police are working with West Midlands Fire Service to ascertain the precise circumstances of what occurred.

The hearth service mentioned it responded to “two significant house fires in Bilston” within the early hours of Saturday.

It mentioned: “We were first alerted at 2.19am to a fire at a property in Lunt Place. Crews from surrounding stations responded swiftly, with the first fire engine arriving within three minutes of being mobilised.

“Fire affected around a third of the ground floor of the two-storey, semi-detached house. The entire property was affected by smoke. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels and jets to bring the fire under control.

“Three people were led to safety from the first floor. A fourth was located outside. All were treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

“At 2.30am, we were called to a second house fire on nearby Marbury Drive. This involved a detached, two-storey house, with fire affecting virtually all of the property.

“Our crews worked in challenging conditions to contain and extinguish the fire. Sadly, a man believed to be in his 70s was confirmed to have died at the scene.”

Cordons will stay in place within the space.

Anyone who was within the space on the time of the hearth ought to contact police by way of 101 or Live Chat, quoting log 379 of May 10.