Man found dead in fire at flat in Sparkbrook, Birmingham

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A man has died in a fire at a flat in Birmingham.

Firefighters were called to Anderton Road in Sparkbrook at 03:30 BST, West Midlands Fire Service said.

Police were contacted by fire crews after the body of a man, believed to be in his 50s, was discovered in the flat.

Formal identification is yet to take place. The fire is not being treated as suspicious, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.