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| Toddler dies in seventh floor fall from Birmingham flats | |
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| A toddler has died after falling from the seventh floor of a block of flats. | |
| The 18-month-old girl fell from a window on Ryland House in Great Hampton Row in Hockley, Birmingham, on Monday. | |
| "Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save her," said West Midlands Ambulance Service. | |
| The death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination is due to take place, said West Midlands Police. | |
| Latest updates and reaction | |
| A Birmingham City Council spokesperson confirmed the tower block is owned by the authority but declined to comment while police investigate. | |
| A local shop owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: "I was inside my shop when I heard people shouting and screaming. | |
| "People are very, very sad - they are feeling it very bad. I don't know the family, they might have been new to the area." | |
| The shop owner described the area as a mix of Jamaican and Somali communities. He said they were "close" and had "a good relationship with each other". | |
| Hockley is a district north-west of the city centre with a number of high-rise flats. |