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| Man killed in 'severe' house fire | Man killed in 'severe' house fire |
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| A man has been killed in a house fire in Worcestershire. | A man has been killed in a house fire in Worcestershire. |
| Fire crews broke a window to get into the terraced property in The Glade, on the Pound Bank estate, Malvern, at about 0130 BST. | Fire crews broke a window to get into the terraced property in The Glade, on the Pound Bank estate, Malvern, at about 0130 BST. |
| One man was found dead in a bedroom. Four other people at the property managed to escape and were treated for smoke inhalation, the service said. | One man was found dead in a bedroom. Four other people at the property managed to escape and were treated for smoke inhalation, the service said. |
| Hereford and Worcester Fire Service said about 30 firefighters tackled the "severe and intense" blaze for an hour. | Hereford and Worcester Fire Service said about 30 firefighters tackled the "severe and intense" blaze for an hour. |
| "The cause of the fire is subject to investigation by both police and fire service investigators," a spokesman for the service added. | "The cause of the fire is subject to investigation by both police and fire service investigators," a spokesman for the service added. |
| Fire crews from Worcester, Malvern and Upton-upon-Severn went to the scene. | |
| Window escape | |
| Kevin Taylor, who lives nearby, said: "Well you could hear the crackling, obviously from the house being burnt. | |
| "The fire brigade was on the scene all night, they never left, just in case it started up again." | |
| He added: "We've lived round this estate for 45 years and it's the first time I've ever known this happen." | |
| Alec Mackie, from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Regretfully fire crews found one man deceased in his bedroom at the rear of the property, having got in there via a ladder and broken the window. | |
| "The four people who managed to escape via bedroom windows have been treated for smoke inhalation." |