West Bromwich grass fire believed to be arson
A large grass fire which started in West Bromwich on Saturday evening is believed to be arson.
Firefighters were called to Rydding Lane and Gordon Avenue in Hateley Heath at 6.07pm where a grassy area around Mill Pool was alight.
Three crews were sent to deal with the blaze, and the 10 firefighters found the dry reed beds next to the pond alight.
An area of 1,500 square metres was blazing but a large proportion was inaccessible due to deep mud.
Crews remained on site and extinguished the fire with a hose reel, leaving the reeds to burn out.
The fire was completely extinguished just after 8pm.
West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Police both believe the fire was started deliberately.
