Fire crews tackle early hours blaze in Brierley Hill

The fire started at a property on Brierley Hill High Street on Tuesday morning.

It is believed to have started accidentally and involved an extension spanning the rear of two mid-terrace, mixed-use buildings.

Crews from Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Haden Cross and Dudley fire stations were called to the scene at around 1am.

In a statement to X, formerly Twitter, at 1.08am, West Midlands Fire Service said: "We currently have four appliances at a building fire on Brierley Hill High Street.

"Please avoid the area to allow crews to safely bring the incident to an end."

At about 10am, the fire service added that crews had left the scene.

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "At 00.20am in the early hours of September 10 we responded to a fire behind premises on High Street, Brierley Hill.

"Four fire engines were sent to the scene, the first arriving within two minutes of being mobilised.

"The fire, which is believed to have started accidentally, involved an extension spanning the rear of two mid-terrace, mixed-use buildings.

"Around half of the extension was affected by the fire, but firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using hose reels had it under control by 1.40am.

"The road was closed for safety while we dealt with the incident."