Men hurt in house fire caused by lithium battery

Four men were found at a house in Wellesley Street, with two needing hospital care, paramedics said

Two men sustained potentially serious injuries in a fire at a house caused by a lithium-ion battery.

Emergency services went to Wellesley Street, in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, at 22:25 GMT on Monday.

Four men were seen by paramedics, with two taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further assessment, the ambulance service said.

Staffordshire fire service confirmed the blaze had been started by the battery.