Overview

• A fire at Lunt Place was reported at 2:19am, where four people were led to safety and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
• Just 11 minutes later, a second fire was reported at a detached house on Marbury Drive, where a man in his seventies was found dead.
• West Midlands Fire Service deployed four crews to the scenes and advised local residents to keep doors and windows closed and avoid the area.
• Both properties remain cordoned off as West Midlands Fire Service and Police conduct a joint investigation to determine causes and any potential link between the incidents.
• Authorities have not yet confirmed whether the two fires, which occurred just 0.1 miles apart, are connected.