Ambulance destroyed and traffic delayed in A449 engine fire
An ambulance was completely destroyed when its engine caught fire on the A449 this morning.
The private ambulance, which is run by Dudley-based firm Ambuline, caught alight on the Stourbridge Road between the islands at Wodehouse Lane and Lloyd Hill.
No one was injured in the blaze. One lane was blocked and traffic was diverted towards Sedgley after the incident at around 9.30am.
Firefighters armed with hose-reel jets tended to the fire. The road towards Wombourne remained closed until mid-morning while police arranged the recovery of the vehicle.
West Midlands Fire Control spokesman Matthew Smith, said: "We arrived on the scene at 9.39am and found a large vehicle had been totally destroyed by fire on the roadway.
"It appears that a private ambulance had suffered a fault to its engine. No people were trapped or injured in the incident."
