Man in critical condition after house fire

News imageGoogle Street view of Mill Street in Evesham. There is a red pizza restaurant at the end of the street and a row of flats down the left side of the street.Google
A man in his 60s was taken to hospital in Birmingham after the fire on Mill Street, Evesham

A man is in a "critical condition" after he was rescued from a house fire in Worcestershire.

The blaze happened at Mill Street, Evesham at about 16:30 BST on Wednesday.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man, in his 60s, had been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after receiving treatment at the scene.

West Mercia Police said the fire was not being treated as suspicious at this stage.

The BBC has also contacted Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service for more information.

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