Two people with life-threatening injuries in Evesham house fire

They've been taken to hospital following the fire yesterday afternoon.

Author: Ben CartwrightPublished 31st May 2023

West Midlands Police were called by the fire service to a fire at a private property in Honeybourne at just after 12 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The service say three ambulances, one paramedic officer, the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), the Midland Air Ambulance from Stensham, the Midland Air Ambulance from Cosford and a BASICS emergency doctor attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival at the scene we found a woman and a child who had been extricated from the property by the fire service.

“They were assessed and had sustained life-threatening injuries. Ambulance staff administered advanced life support to them at the scene.

“The woman was conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham by land ambulance for further treatment.

“The child was conveyed to Birmingham Children’s Hospital by air ambulance for further treatment.”

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