Crews fight West Midlands factory fire involving 20 tonnes of tyres

Firefighters cope with an “necessary” hearth in a manufacturing unit that features 20 tons of tires in West Midlands.

Greater than 70 firefighters in Nice Bridge Avenue, between Tipton and West Bromwich after calling the fireplace service round 10:40 GMT.

West Midlands for firefighting service (WMFS) stated that seventeen hearth engines had been despatched to the positioning. No victims had been reported.

The hearth despatched a thick column of smoke within the air with the viewers’s warning towards the world.

A social media consumer posted on X that it may be seen from distant locations like Bilston, about 4 miles away.

WMFS stated the fireplace consists of one -floor unit of 100 meters in 100 meters.

The service supported by the police and the ambulance service stated that good progress was made within the remedy of the fireplace.

Firefighters had been working to stop additional hearth and hearth.

The firefighting service stated in a press release that the whole evacuation of the constructing occurred, and victims weren’t reported.

He added that the drone staff was on the positioning alongside a hydraulic air platform and a excessive -sized pump staff.

She thanked the native residents and firms for his or her endurance, whereas the crews are working to manage the fireplace.

They had been suggested to maintain the doorways and home windows closed as a result of massive quantities of smoke within the space.

The representatives of the Nationwide Community, Severn Trent, the Atmosphere Company and the Sandwil Council on the scene.