A man is in critical condition after suffering severe burn injuries in a house explosion on Shrewsbury Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, on April 28, 2025.<br /><br />Emergency services, including 65 firefighters, were called to the scene at around 9:30 p.m. to control the fire, which extensively damaged a two-storey house and affected neighbouring properties.<br /><br />One man was assessed and discharged at the scene, while two others were found with burn injuries later that night on Lower Lichfield Street in Willenhall.<br /><br />The first man was critically injured, and both were rushed to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.<br /><br />Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the explosion.
