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Firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

Eleanor Lawson
BBC News, West Midlands
Supplied A view of a fire-damaged commercial premises, taken from a high vantage point. Several fire engines and firefighters are at the scene in front of the building.Supplied
Firefighters were called to Canalside Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill on Thursday afternoon

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a commercial premises in the Black Country.

West Midlands Fire Service said it was called to an incident at Canalside Industrial Estate, Wedgbury Way, Brierley Hill, at about 14:37 BST on Thursday.

At 18:30, it said the fire had been extinguished, with crews able to prevent it from spreading to other premises.

The fire service said the "significant fire" had been in a two-storey brick-built commercial premises which had been "severely affected" by the blaze.

More than 30 firefighters attended the scene at the peak of the blaze, with water drawn from the nearby Stourbridge Canal help put it out.

No casualties were reported, according to the fire service.

Supplied An aerial image of a two-story commercial building with a fire-damaged roof. Smoke is rising from the roof.Supplied
No casualties were reported and the blaze did not spread to neighbouring buildings

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