Fire-hit flats in Willenhall Road are demolished
[gallery] Demolition work has begun on a block of flats that was ravaged by fire.
The apartments on Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton, were deemed structurally unsound after a blaze on August 11 which was started by a discarded cigarette.
In the wake of the fire residents were moved from 15 properties, since then those from four apartments have been able to return. Six of the remaining nine apartments are being demolished and rebuilt.
A damaged staircase will also be demolished and replaced, giving access once again to three other apartments.
Bosses from the property management company hope to move another two residents back in once safety works have been carried out.
Willenhall Road resident James Fox, aged 40, watched the demolition work get started, said: "It is an incredibly long time for those residents still out of their home. I am pleased to see work is underway."
There has been security on the site since the fire took hold.
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