Fire rips through Tipton factory unit
A blaze ripped through a factory unit in the Black Country.
Up to 40 firefighters took around an hour to bring the blaze in Bankfield Road, near Toll End Road, under control. Eight crews responded to the emergency call at 4.30pm yesterday.
Part of Toll End Road between its junction with Cupfields Avenue and Powis Avenue was closed while crews doused the flames.
Crew commander Scott Weldon from West Bromwich fire station said the cause of the fire was unknown and investigations would continue to find how it started.
A fire investigation officer was in attendance yesterday afternoon and the empty building is due to be pulled down today (TUES).
It is not yet known who owns the building and it is believed the site is empty.
Crew commander Weldon said: "The damage to the building is 90 per cent with about 60 per cent of that fire damage.
"The property is void and we believe privately owned."
He added: "A structural engineer assessed the damage and deemed it unsafe." Crews remained at the scene throughout the night and continued damping down.
No one was injured.
Fire crews from Tipton, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Brierley Hill, Smethwick, Oldbury, Fallings Park and Bilston attended.
