Firefighters rescue three people from second floor flat during Wolverhampton blaze
Fire crews rescued three people from a blazing flat in Wolverhampton.
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The fire broke out in the second-floor flat of a four-storey block in Market Square on Thursday afternoon.
Five fire crews attended, and the fire service said three people were rescued.
They were treated by paramedics.
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Eyewitness Damian Lewis, 55, from Wolverhampton, said: "I got off the bus and saw the smoke up the side of the building, the fire crews were still working on putting it out. I did see one person getting taken out who looked at being in a bad way.
"I heard that there were two other people who were taken from the fire. I hope they were all right."
Michael Wright, 34, also from Wolverhampton, added: "There was quite a bit a smoke when I got here, I didn't see anyone being bought out but I saw the firemen putting the fire out.
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"I was surprised at how fast the emergency services got here. It was quite fast."
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "We were called by the fire service at 2.57pm to a fire at a property on Market Square, Wolverhampton.
"One ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene."
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West Midlands Roads confirmed that Salop Street was closed as a result of the fire incident, and urged drivers to allow extra time for their journeys.
West Midlands Fire Service has been contacted for more information.