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Fire crews battle woodland blaze near petrol station in Sedgley

Fire crews dealt with a large woodland fire near to a petrol station in Sedgley.

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West Midlands Fire Service said a 4x4 brigade response vehicle and a fire engine attended the scene in Wolverhampton Road on Wednesday.

The blaze involved an area of woodland around 30 square metres in size.

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "At 7pm on Wednesday we responded to woodland on fire behind a petrol station on Wolverhampton Road, Sedgley.

"A 4x4 brigade response vehicle and a fire engine attended, crewed by eight firefighters from Fallings Park and Oldbury fire stations.

"They extinguished the burning area – around 30 square metres in size – using one main jet and fire beaters."