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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rosie Shead

Paramedics treat 54 people after multiple fires break out in West Midlands

The burnt-out remains of houses following a huge blaze in Stourbridge, in the West Midlands (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

A total of 54 people have been treated by paramedics, including 19 who were admitted to hospital, after wildfires broke out across the West Midlands, the region’s ambulance service said.

The blazes led to thousands of 999 calls on Thursday, the UK’s hottest day of the year, a fire chief said.

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