Overloaded socket sparks severe bedroom fire
A severe bedroom fire in the Black Country was caused by an overloaded electrical socket.
Two people were taken to hospital as a precaution after the blaze broke out in Ivy Road, in the Wrens Nest area of Dudley, at around 5.20pm on Friday.
Three fire engines were sent to the scene – with two from Dudley station and one from Tipton.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "We were called to Ivy Road, in the Wrens Nest area, at 5.17pm on Friday. We sent three appliances to the scene, with two from Dudley and one from Tipton.
"There were no rescues – it was a fire in the upstairs bedroom caused by by an overloaded electrical socket.
"We had six breathing apparatus, a hose reel and a covering jet in use. The two occupiers of the property were taken for a precautionary check to hospital.
"We returned at 9.15am on Saturday to make sure everything was ok."
