A fire broke out in Clydesdale Tower, in the centre of Birmingham. (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
An elderly woman has been taken to hospital following a fire at a residential tower block in Birmingham yesterday evening (Friday).
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Clydesdale Tower in Holloway Head at approximately 9.40pm.
An ambulance, together with a paramedic officer and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrives to find smoke rising from the fourth to the tenth floor.
Smoke from the fire rose from the fourth to the tenth floor. A woman in her late seventies was treated for smoke inhalation. (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
“Working with firefighters at the scene, Crews quickly determined that no occupants were in the residence where the fire originally started. However, a neighbour in her late seventies was treated for smoke inhalation.
“She was taken to the City Hospital for further treatment and assessment.”
A spokesperson from Optima Community Association, who manage the building, stated:
“There was a fire at Clydesdale Tower yesterday evening. One woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. We hope she’s recovering well.”
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