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Devastation for dad after children ‘lose everything’ in house fire
Birmingham Mail
|June 29, 2026
CROWDFUNDER LAUNCHED TO HELP REPLACE KIDS‘ LOST TOYS
A BIRMINGHAM dad told of his devastation after his children lost everything in a fire.
The blaze started near Manningford Road in Kings Heath on June 5.
It was not known how the fire started but it spread to a home with someone inside.
Father-of-three Stu Shepherd’s children were out at the time but his daughter’s boyfriend was asleep in bed.
Stu, 34, said: “My daughter’s boyfriend was asleep when he heard a crackling noise.
“He came down and saw the garden was on fire. He panicked and called my daughter who was with her mother.
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