Claire Brown – 27th January 2026 – 10.45am.
A woman has tragically died in a property fire in Shrewsbury Town Centre this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at 3.25am to reports of a flat fire on Castle Street, Shrewsbury. Hazardous Area Response Team paramedics, an ambulance, three paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma team and a critical care paramedic were responded to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Ambulance staff arrived to find an active flat fire. A woman had been extricated from the property by fire colleagues. Sadly, nothing could be done to save the woman, and she was confirmed deceased by paramedics on scene.
“A man at the scene was assessed by ambulance staff but declined hospital treatment and was discharged on scene.”
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