Coventry care home fire

Two elderly women had to be taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a care home in Coventry. Fire crews were called to The Knowles in Tile Hill, just after 5.30pm on Saturday (21st January) to tackle a blaze which started in a ground-floor apartment. West Midlands Fire Service evacuated all 38 residents from the home, with one 83-year-old found to have suffered burns to her leg and another woman suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.

They were treated at the scene before being taken to Coventry's University Hospital, while three other residents and one of the home's employees had to be given treatment after suffering milder smoke inhalation.