This is the dramatic moment when a hero police officer risked his own life by running into a burning building to rescue families inside.
PC Spencer Lunn put his life on the line to safely evacuate residents as flames tore through the property.
The 26-year-old happened to be driving down Bristol Road, in Selly Oak, Birmingham, when he saw the fire bursting through the roof of flats above some shops.
He immediately got out of his vehicle and ran into the building, banging on doors to ensure everyone got out safely.
Once he spotted the fire, the officer immediately got out of his vehicle and ran into the building
Firefighters, police, and medics were called to Dawson Avenue, Woodcross, at 3.15am on Monday.
The woman, believed to be the man s partner, had managed to flee the end-terrace property before ambulance crews arrived and she was taken to the city s New Cross Hospital.
A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured after a house fire in Wolverhampton
Police and fire crews are investigating the cause of the fire which started in the living room
Paramedics said nothing could be done to save the man who was found inside and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: Ambulance staff arrived to find a woman out of the property being cared for by fire colleagues.
16:33 EDT, 30 January 2021
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Two teenagers including a 14-year-old have been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a gun and knife attack.
Keon Lincoln was set upon by a group of youths with weapons in the Handsworth area of Birmingham on the afternoon of January 21.
West Midlands Police said a 14-year-old boy, from Birmingham, and a 15-year-old boy, from Walsall, have now been charged with Keon s murder.
The force said the suspects have been remanded into custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday.
A week on from Keon s death, his mother and twin sister joined dozens of well-wishers to lay flowers and offer prayers at the scene on Thursday.
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A man has been taken to hospital and two drivers suffered minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on a busy stretch of the A34.