"It's horrible - they are lovely animals": Sadness at fire at Dudley stables after two horses die
A fire at a set of stables on open land in Dudley has left two horses dead and locals shocked.
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Multiple fire crews from across the Black Country worked to tackle the blaze on Queens Road in Sedgley, which had broken out around 1am on Tuesday morning.
The fire had started at an area of stables and outbuildings running down a track next to Turls Hill Road and had engulfed about 80 per cent of the building at its highest point.
Crews worked through the night using hose reels and main jets to extinguish the fire, which was confirmed as out at around 6.50am, with drones supporting the operation.
A view of the area during the morning revealed a grim scene, with smoke still billowing out of the remains of the stables as crews worked to extinguish hotspots, while police officers were also present at the scene to close off the road to any traffic.
The smell of smoke and burning metal was still present in the air as crews worked at the scene, while people who used the track for walking their dogs were taking in the deaths of the two horses, with the area around Queens Road an open area full of horses.
One man, who asked not to be named, said he'd walked past the stables a number of times and spoke of his sadness at what had happened.
