Watch: 'Everyone rushed out to the street' – Wordsley car repair garage shut after major blaze

Homes in Wordsley were evacuated as a blaze ripped through a car repair garage.

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Emergency services rushed to the scene of Camp Hill on Tuesday to reports of a fire spreading through Chemix Autocentre garage.

Fire officers arrived on the scene shortly after 9pm, quickly finding a fire in the single-storey garage. Large plumes of smoke billowed from the scene with punters at a nearby pub rushing out to see what was going on.

Seven fire crews responded, with engines from Stourbridge, Dudley, Brierly Hill, Harden Cross, West Bromwich and Tipton all helping douse the flames.

Now, residents of the area have talked about seeing the blaze and the crew's efforts to put it out.