{"id":11709,"date":"2026-04-25T09:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/two-young-children-die-in-wolverhampton-house-fire-bbc\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T09:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:46:49","slug":"two-young-children-die-in-wolverhampton-house-fire-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/two-young-children-die-in-wolverhampton-house-fire-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Two young children die in Wolverhampton house fire &#8211; BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are investigating after two young children died in a house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday evening.<br \/>Officers from West Midlands Police were called to the fire in Mason Street at about 20:30 BST along with colleagues from West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.<br \/>Firefighters entered the property and rescued two young children, but they could not be saved and were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<br \/>Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived and were checked over by ambulance staff but did not need hospital treatment.<br \/>The fire service said firefighters had immediately provided emergency care to the two young children after rescuing them.<br \/>Medics worked &quot;rapidly to administer advanced life support to both children but tragically they were both confirmed dead a short time later&quot;, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.<br \/>West Midlands Police said they had cordoned off the scene as officers work to establish the exact circumstances of the fire. <br \/>The cordon is expected to remain in place for some time at the property, which was extensively damaged, as inquiries continue.<br \/>&quot;Our thoughts are with the children&#x27;s loved ones and all those impacted by this heartbreaking incident,&quot; a force spokesperson said.<br \/><i id=\"follow-bbc-wolverhampton-&amp;-black-country-on\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">Follow BBC Wolverhampton &amp; Black Country on <\/i><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjf1dh\" class=\"sc-2554282c-0 cDYatN\"><i id=\"bbc-sounds\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">BBC Sounds<\/i><\/a><i id=\",\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">, <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCBlackCountry\" class=\"sc-2554282c-0 cDYatN\"><i id=\"facebook\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">Facebook<\/i><\/a><i id=\",\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">, <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bbcwm\" class=\"sc-2554282c-0 cDYatN\"><i id=\"x\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">X<\/i><\/a><i id=\"and\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\"> and <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcwm\/\" class=\"sc-2554282c-0 cDYatN\"><i id=\"instagram\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">Instagram<\/i><\/a><i id=\".\" class=\"sc-4029fe79-0 hTEgDj\">.<\/i><br \/>Copyright 2026 BBC. 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