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Firefighters battle blaze in 10-storey block of flats - residents evacuated

Fire crews rushed to a kitchen fire in a 10-storey block of flats.

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West Midlands Fire Service crews were called to the block in the Aston area of Birmingham at 5.59pm today (Monday February 10).

A statement from the service this evening said the fire had started in a shared kitchen area on the second floor. "All occupants evacuated," a spokesperson for the service said.

The fire was extinguished by 6.25pm.

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