Man dead, seven treated after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at takeaway
Locals evacuated after suspected carbon monoxide leak
- A man in his 50s has died following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a takeaway restaurant in Bloxwich, Walsall, on Friday evening.
- Seven other individuals, including emergency service workers, received medical treatment, with some taken to hospital.
- Emergency services, including police, fire, and ambulance crews, were called to the burger shop in Cresswell Crescent around 9:40 PM.
- Nearby residents and shop workers were evacuated from the area, with one witness describing seeing CPR being performed.
- Locals were allowed to return to their homes in the early hours of Saturday after tests, with a local councillor suggesting a generator was releasing gases.