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Ten fire crews tackle fire in residential street

Charlotte Benton
BBC News, West Midlands
BBC A residential street with a haze of smoke in the sky due a house fire. The street is a narrow lane and has houses on one side and a green bush along the other. Cars are parked in front of the houses and a fire engine is blocking the street. Several firefighters are standing in front of the property and yellow hoses are in the road.BBC
West Midlands Fire Service were called to a property Guphill Avenue at 18:55 BST

Firefighters have tackled a significant blaze involving gardens and properties on a residential street in Coventry.

West Midlands Fire Service said it was called to Guphill Avenue, Whoberley, at 18:55 BST where a fire had started in the garden of a terraced house and affected three houses.

Ten fire crews and about 50 firefighters were in attendance at its height and a large plume of smoke was visible above the nearby area.

The service said one man, believed to be in his 60s had been treated by the ambulance service and was discharged at the scene.

It added that the number of firefighters had been reduced at 20:45 BST, meanwhile some remained to dampen down the scene.

A large plume of smoke above numerous back gardens.
Ten fire crews are attending the blaze which is on a residential street

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