Man jumps from first floor window to escape Wolverhampton house blaze
A man jumped from a first floor window and a child was lowered to safety following a house fire in Wolverhampton.
A woman was rescued using a ladder during the blaze which was caused by a faulty fuse box in Newhampton Road East.
Two further people were lead to safety by firefighters who were called to the scene at 8.10pm this evening, and were on the scene in less than five minutes.
Two adults and three children were already outside the semi-detached building by the time crews arrived.
The man who jumped suffered a fractured arm and was taken to New Cross Hospital, others were checked over as a precaution. Crews from Fallings Park were called to the scene.
Steve Parry, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "A man in his thirties was treated for a fractured arm after he jumped to safety from a second floor window.
"A two-year old child was handed down from the upstairs window and caught by a bystander. A woman in her thirties also escaped the smoke filled premises suffering slight smoke inhalation.
"The family were treated at the scene by ambulance staff before being taken to New Cross Hospital for further assessment and treatment."
