West Midlands Police (WMP) have arrested two people following a house fire at an address in Birmingham yesterday (25 May).
Police were called by the fire service just after 4.30pm to an address on Wharf Road, Kings Norton to a house fire where two children were inside.
A three-year-old and five-year-old child were rescued from the house and taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.
A 32-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. They are currently in custody an will be questioned by officers.
A spokesperson for WMP said: “Forensics teams will be at the house today to establish a cause for the fire.”
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