Two taken to hospital after Shrewsbury house fire
A man and woman have been taken to hospital after a house fire this morning.
Ellesmere Road in Shrewsbury was closed on Tuesday as emergency services attended an "active crime scene".
Shropshire Fire and Rescue received a report of a 'house fire, all persons accounted for' at around 8.23am. The road has since reopened, officers confirmed.
A spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance service said: "We were called at 8.10am to an incident at a private address on Ellesmere Road in Shrewsbury.
"Two ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered two patients: a man and a woman.
"Ambulance staff treated the man for serious injuries and the woman for potentially serious injuries before they were both conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment."
A police officer at the scene described it as an "active crime scene".
At around 10am, police in Shrewsbury said they were still at the scene while they were "dealing with a concern of safety of a woman".
Resident Chris Davies, lives near the property.
He said: "I did not know anything until my lodger said police told us to get out quickly.
"There were a lot of emergency vehicles. Police told us to come to Greenfields Street to be safe.
"I don't know what happened and don't want to speculate but it's like a reminder to be very careful about fire and how things can happen dramatically and quickly."
An anonymous resident said: "I heard the commotion at about 8.30. I was woken up by shouts and alarms.
"999 came very fast. I saw an ambulance take one person away. Some others were running around frantically."
The road was opened around 10.30am.
