Woman and 12-year-old boy fight for lives in critical condition following house fire
A woman and a 12-year-old boy are in a critical condition fighting for their lives in hospital after being rescued from a devastating house fire.<br /><br />Emergency services were called to a property on Dudley Road in Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcs., at 12.18pm on Tuesday (30/5).<br /><br />Fire crews were able to retrieve the child and 45-year-old woman from the burning building as flames engulfed two floors. <br /><br />Both victims were assessed for life-threatening injuries and taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Children's Hospital for further treatment.<br /><br />West Mercia Police confirmed today (Wed) both of them remained in a critical condition.<br /><br />A police spokesperson said: "We were called by the fire service at 12.20pm on Tuesday 30 May to a house fire on Dudley Road in Honeybourne.<br /><br />"Two people, a 45-year-old woman and a 12-year-old child, were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. They remain in a critical condition.<br /><br />"The circumstances are not yet fully known and an investigation is underway. <br /><br />"At this stage it appears an isolated incident and no other people are believed to be involved".<br /><br />The woman and boy were rescued from a first-floor window and three dogs were also retrieved from the property.<br /><br />Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the fire was extinguished just before 1pm.<br /><br />Crews from Evesham, Broadway and Pershore Fire Stations all attended, along with Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service's crew from Alcester.<br /><br />Six breathing apparatus units and one hose reel jet were used to tackle the severe blaze.<br /><br />A fire service spokesperson said: "A severe fire involving a semi-detached, two-storey house affected both the ground and first floors.<br /><br />“A woman and a boy were rescued from a first-floor bedroom by fire service personnel wearing breathing apparatus.<br /><br />“They were left in the care of the ambulance service who were in attendance with the air ambulance.<br /><br />“All people were accounted for and neighbouring properties were checked.<br /><br />“The fire was fully extinguished by 12.56pm while three dogs had also been rescued from the property."<br /><br />A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said three ambulances, one paramedic officer, the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), two Midland Air Ambulances and a BASICS emergency doctor attended the scene.<br /><br />They added: “Upon arrival at the scene we found a woman and a child who had been extricated from the property by the fire service.<br /><br />“They were assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained life-threatening injuries. Ambulance staff administered advanced life support to them at the scene.<br /><br />“The woman was conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham by land ambulance for further treatment.<br /><br />“The child was conveyed to Birmingham Children's Hospital by air ambulance for further treatment.”
