Man dead, seven treated for poisoning after falling ill at restaurant

Man dead, seven treated for poisoning after falling ill at restaurant View Image

A man died and seven others were treated by medics after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a takeaway restaurant. The man in his 50s died at the scene in Bloxwich, Walsall, on Friday, West Midlands Police said.

Locals were evacuated from nearby houses and shops after emergency services were called to the burger shop in Cresswell Crescent at around 9.40pm. Cara Jackson, 23, who was working at the neighbouring One Stop convenience store and who lives nearby, told the PA news agency how medics tried to save the life of the man using CPR.

She said: “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 happene