Police launch murder inquiry as man dies following firework fire at Birmingham home

Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man who was injured in a "terrifying" fire caused by a firework being set off in his home.Anthony Nicholls, a 56-year-old father from the Tile Cross area of Birmingham, had been in an induced coma since the arson attack at the property in Birchtrees Drive just after 11pm on Thursday November 2.West Midlands Police said he never regained consciousness and detectives had now launched a murder inquiry following his death in the ea