Overview
- Emergency services were called to Milton Grove in Stafford at about 4.25am following reports of a fire inside a block of flats.
- Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the sixth floor as seven appliances responded alongside police and ambulance crews.
- A woman in her 40s received trauma care from HART paramedics and a critical care paramedic before being taken to hospital.
- A 31-year-old man from Stafford was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody for questioning.
- An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire, and police are urging witnesses to contact 101 quoting incident 48 of October 22 or to call Crimestoppers anonymously.