Man dies and seven treated after suspected gas leak at takeaway restaurant in Walsall

A man has died after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a takeaway restaurant in Walsall, near Wolverhampton.

West Midlands Police said that seven others were treated by medics after emergency services were called to the burger shop on Cresswell Crescent in Bloxwich at around 9.40pm on Friday.

The force said that the man who died at the scene was in his 50s.

Officers added that emergency workers were among the seven treated, and that some of those were taken to hospital.

Locals were also evacuated from nearby houses and shops, and were allowed to return in the early hours of Saturday following tests.

Cara Jackson, 23, who was working at the neighbouring One Stop convenience store and who lives nearby, told the PA news agency: "There were three ambulances, four cop cars, a fire engine and the forensics obviously came after.

"I did see them doing CPR... I did see everything that happened. I've scarred a little. I don't really feel the best today because obviously I breathed it all in."

Local ward councillor Michael Coulson wrote on Facebook that the fire service were unable to access the property because a generator was "releasing a mixture of gases".

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In an update on Saturday, he said: "After tests were completed residents were allowed back in their homes at roughly 3am, and the shops are back open this morning. There is now a very small police presence and I thanked them for their support.

"I had done two litter picks around the shops in the last few days, including one completed just after 7pm last night, and I briefly spoke to those setting up the takeaway on both occasions.

"It's so incredibly tragic what has happened."

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