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A child with potentially life-threatening injuries was among five people taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a residential area.
Emergency services were called to the blaze in Redwood Road, Walsall, shortly after 22:00 GMT on Saturday.
The boy was taken to hospital along with two women, a man and a teenage male who were treated for smoke inhalation, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
A spokesperson for the service said a further four people were assessed and received self-care advice from paramedics before being discharged at the scene.
