Tividale factory fire tackled by up to 40 firefighters
Dozens of firefighters have attended a blaze at a furniture factory in Tividale.
The severe factory fire has swept through the Sprite Leisure site in Hainge Road this morning.
Crews were sent to the scene at around 8.25am following a 999 call.
One of the nearby businesses raised the alarm after spotting 40ft high flames.
Firefighters from across the Black Country worked to tackle the blaze described as a 'severe factory fire' by officials.
Eight firefighters wore breathing apparatus to get close enough to fight the flames.
Three jets of water were fired across the premises in a bid to quell the spread of the fire.
Crews from Oldbury, Tipton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Smethwick, Brierley Hill and a team manning an hydraulic platform from Walsall fire station are at the scene.
Reporter Jamie Brassington has been at the scene.
Fire crews established a safety cordon to ensure other businesses could remain open.
But a large section of the road was closed off to traffic due to the operation.
Neighbouring businesses owners say their firms have been affected today as fire crews had to turn off their electricity.
