{"id":436239,"date":"2025-09-19T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/436239\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:12:13","slug":"stunned-residents-say-birmingham-is-getting-worse-after-fire-death-murder-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/436239\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunned residents say &#8216;Birmingham is getting worse&#8217; after fire death murder probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents told of their shock after a fatal house fire sparked a murder probe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man in his 30s died after being rushed to hospital following a blaze at an address in Saxons Way, Highters Heath, just before 1.10am today, September 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Midlands Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">West Midlands Police<\/a> said the fire was thought to have been started deliberately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-murder-probe-live-after-32510365\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:READ MORE: Birmingham murder probe after &#039;deliberate&#039; house fire - updates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>READ MORE: Birmingham murder probe after &#8216;deliberate&#8217; house fire &#8211; updates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A shopkeeper told BirminghamLive: \u201cWe were closed when this happened but I saw the police tape this morning and couldn\u2019t believe it. It has shocked all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A resident said: \u201cThis is a horrendous. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham<\/a> is getting worse and worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another resident, a man in his 50s, said: \u201cMy heart goes out to the man\u2019s family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While another shopkeeper said: \u201cEmergency services were everywhere. It\u2019s truly shocking. I hope they catch whoever did this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BirminghamLive understands the victim&#8217;s family visited the scene of the incident today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Flowers were left with police and they were due to be laid nearer to the scene when the cordon was reduced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve launched a murder investigation following a house fire in Birmingham overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We were called alongside fire and ambulance colleagues the property on Saxons Way, Highters Heath, shortly before 1.10am today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A man, in his 30s, was found seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment but tragically died a short time later. Our investigation is at an early stage as we work to establish exactly what happened, but at this stage we believe the fire was started deliberately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers remain at the scene, and we would urge anyone with concerns or information to speak to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information should call 101 quoting log 174 of September 19 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents told of their shock after a fatal house fire sparked a murder probe. 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