Four children and woman rescued by neighbours from severe Brierley Hill house fire
A woman and four children were rescued by neighbours in a severe house fire in Brierley Hill - as firefighters also pulled a dog and two tortoise from the blaze.
The dog was treated by fire crews with oxygen therapy outside the house, in Brockmoor in the aftermath of the blaze.
In total 15 firefighters tackled the blaze at a two storey detached house, in Mount Avenue, which started around 8.45am today.
The fire started in a ground floor room in the house in the cul-de-sac.
Crews from Stourbridge, Brierley Hill and Dudley attended.
Reporter Richard Guttridge has been at the scene.
Members of the public helped rescue the family from the blaze, according to West Midlands Fire Service.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus brought out the three animals and checked them over at the scene.
Paramedics cared for the woman and four children but they are not thought to have needed hospital treatment.
Around 15 per cent of the house was damaged by fire with the whole property suffering smoke damage.
One fire crew remains at the scene this morning.
