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Jamie Arrowsmith – Monday 20th November 2023 – 9.55am.
A man has died following a flat fire in Walsall this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident on Wednesbury Road at 4.18am and sent one ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.
On arrival, ambulance staff discovered two patients.
One of whom, a man, it sadly quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
The second patient, a woman, was assessed for the effects of smoke inhalation before being discharged at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman