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Man dies after early hours house fire

BBC Tents and blue and green material have been set up to obscure the entrance into a terraced house on a residential street. A police officer is standing by the blue tent next to a red fire service van. A wall and window above the tent has been scorched black.BBC
The police and fire service were called to Pit Leasow Close in the early hours of Saturday morning

A man has died following a fire at a property in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police said officers were called to Pit Leasow Close, Stirchley, just before 03:40 GMT on Saturday. The man died at the scene, the force said.

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) posted on X at about 05:00 that six of its appliances and other emergency services were "dealing with a significant fire".

The police force added it was working with the fire service to establish the cause of the blaze.

Earlier, WMFS warned people to avoid the area while crews tackled the fire.

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