Drinkers flee blaze at pub

A Tipton pub was evacuated after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

The frying range caught fire at the Port 'n' Ale in Dudley Port at 5.20pm yesterday. Five customers were in the pub. Staff put out the blaze using extinguishers.

Landlord James Earl said: "The damage was minimal, and the fire was out before the fire brigade got here. We are now open as usual."