https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/devastation/Recent content in devastation on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 26 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-father-devastated-as-children-lose-everything-in-house-fire/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-father-devastated-as-children-lose-everything-in-house-fire/A Birmingham father is heartbroken after a fire destroyed his children’s home, leaving them with nothing. The blaze broke out near Manningford Road in Kings Heath on June 5, though the cause remains unknown. The fire quickly spread to a house where someone was inside. Stu Shepherd, 34, a father of three, said his children were not home at the time, but his daughter’s boyfriend was asleep upstairs. He recounted to BirminghamLive how the young man was awakened by crackling sounds and discovered the garden ablaze.