Firefighters lower patient from fifth-floor flat in Wolverhampton
Firefighters used a crane to help get a man out of a fifth-floor flat in Wolverhampton and into hospital.
Three fire crews, three paramedic officers and the Hazardous Area Response Team were sent to help lower the man out of his flat in Graiseley on Tuesday.
Fire crews used a hydraulic platform to get the man out through the window of his Russell Court flat in Hallett Drive after being called at 11am.
Police were also at the scene before the man was taken for treatment at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.
A similar rescue was carried out in June 2018.
A cordon was in place around the high-rise block of flats which is operated by Wolverhampton Homes on behalf of Wolverhampton Council.
A spokesman for Wolverhampton Homes said: "We are aware of the situation taking place at Russell Court in Graiseley, and have been working closely with the emergency services.
"In such instances, we will always support our tenants to source and secure a more suitable home.
"Where a tenant chooses to remain in their current property, we endeavour to work with them and other agencies to provide appropriate support, not limited to finding them a more suitable home that meets their needs."
Jordan Eggington, spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "We were called at 10.47am to a property in Hallett Drive to a medical incident.
"We currently have the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), one ambulance and three paramedic officers at the scene. We are treating one patient, a man.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "At 11.21am today we received a call from the ambulance service for assistance conveying a patient to hospital.
"Crews from Fallings Park, Wolverhampton and our Technical Rescue Unit are in attendance."
