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Shababs fire: Man jumps from window to flee Birmingham restaurant blaze | Shababs fire: Man jumps from window to flee Birmingham restaurant blaze |
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The fire broke out in the kitchen of Shababs on Ladypool Road | The fire broke out in the kitchen of Shababs on Ladypool Road |
A man jumped from a first floor window to flee a fire at one of Birmingham's best known Indian restaurants. | A man jumped from a first floor window to flee a fire at one of Birmingham's best known Indian restaurants. |
Emergency services were called to Shababs Balti Restaurant on Ladypool Road just after 11:10 BST on Sunday after a fire broke out in the kitchen. | Emergency services were called to Shababs Balti Restaurant on Ladypool Road just after 11:10 BST on Sunday after a fire broke out in the kitchen. |
West Midlands Fire Service said the man had escaped before they arrived and was later taken to hospital after suffering burns and smoke inhalation. | |
A video shared on social media shows dozens of onlookers on the street as thick black smoke billows from the building, with some throwing rocks to break windows. | A video shared on social media shows dozens of onlookers on the street as thick black smoke billows from the building, with some throwing rocks to break windows. |
Four other people were treated at the scene. | Four other people were treated at the scene. |
As the clean up began, the charred remains of kitchen equipment could be seen outside the restaurant with the upstairs significantly damaged. | As the clean up began, the charred remains of kitchen equipment could be seen outside the restaurant with the upstairs significantly damaged. |
Neighbouring shops have been examined and appear to have escaped any harm. | Neighbouring shops have been examined and appear to have escaped any harm. |
Three fire crews stayed once the blaze was extinguished while the restaurant's extraction system was removed. | Three fire crews stayed once the blaze was extinguished while the restaurant's extraction system was removed. |
Four people were treated at the scene, with a fifth casualty taken to hospital for further treatment | Four people were treated at the scene, with a fifth casualty taken to hospital for further treatment |
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