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| Birmingham New Street station: Man suffers critical burns | Birmingham New Street station: Man suffers critical burns |
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| A man is being treated for critical burns after coming into contact with overhead cables at Birmingham's New Street railway station. | A man is being treated for critical burns after coming into contact with overhead cables at Birmingham's New Street railway station. |
| One onlooker said the man, who is a member of the public and not a railway worker, was "on fire" after the incident at 08:00 GMT. | One onlooker said the man, who is a member of the public and not a railway worker, was "on fire" after the incident at 08:00 GMT. |
| He was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. | He was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. |
| A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said the circumstances were "not believed to be suspicious." | A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said the circumstances were "not believed to be suspicious." |
| An air ambulance was seen landing on top of the station car park as emergency services arrived at the scene. | An air ambulance was seen landing on top of the station car park as emergency services arrived at the scene. |
| The BTP spokesman said: "Paramedics and police quickly arrived on scene, and a man was treated for burn injuries. | The 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. | "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." |
| 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." |
| One Twitter user said he had seen a "man on fire". | |