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| Birmingham New Street station: Man suffers critical burns | |
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| A man is being treated for burns after coming into contact with overhead cables at Birmingham's New Street railway station. | A man is being treated for burns after coming into contact with overhead cables at Birmingham's New Street railway station. |
| It happened at about 08:00 GMT following reports of a man being seriously injured. One onlooker said he was "on fire". | It happened at about 08:00 GMT following reports of a man being seriously injured. One onlooker said he was "on fire". |
| Delays in the area are expected until 11:00, National Rail said. | Delays in the area are expected until 11:00, National Rail said. |
| The man has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. It is not believed to be suspicious. | The man has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. It is not believed to be suspicious. |
| A BTP spokesman said: "Paramedics and police quickly arrived on scene, and a man was treated for burn injuries. At this early stage it is believed he came into contact with the overhead power lines. | A BTP spokesman said: "Paramedics and police quickly arrived on scene, and a man was treated for burn injuries. At this early stage it is believed he came into contact with the overhead power lines. |
| "He has been taken to hospital where his condition is described as life threatening. | "He has been taken to hospital where his condition is described as life threatening. |
| "The circumstances of the man receiving his injuries are at this time, not believed to be suspicious. " | "The circumstances of the man receiving his injuries are at this time, not believed to be suspicious. " |
| National Rail said on its website: "Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident at Birmingham New Street. Consequently, there are a reduced number of platforms at the station, and this means that that trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised. | National Rail said on its website: "Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident at Birmingham New Street. Consequently, there are a reduced number of platforms at the station, and this means that that trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised. |
| "We anticipate that disruption will continue until 11:00." | "We anticipate that disruption will continue until 11:00." |
| Davey boy said on Twitter he had seen a man on fire. | Davey boy said on Twitter he had seen a man on fire. |
| Another user, Hannah, said six ambulances, as well as police, the fire service and air ambulance were at the scene. | Another user, Hannah, said six ambulances, as well as police, the fire service and air ambulance were at the scene. |