Residents evacuated after fire in eighth-floor flat of high rise block in Brownhills
More than 30 firefighters attended a fire in a high rise block of flats in Brownhills.
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Emergency services were called to Humphries House, a 17-storey residential building in Lindon Drive, just after 1.30pm.
Fire engines were sent from Aldridge, Bloxwich, Walsall, Willenhall, Bilston, Sutton Coldfield and Perry Barr stations, crewed by 30 West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) firefighters. A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service crew also attended from Lichfield.
The WMFS said the fire originated on the eighth floor of the building. Residents on the eighth floor and above were evacuated.
West Midlands Police officers have also attended. A cordon was put in place while the emergency services worked.
An update this afternoon said: "This fire was confirmed to have been extinguished by 3.25pm.
"It is understood to have affected one flat, with no-one reported hurt.
"We will shortly be scaling down our resources at the scene to four fire crews.
"Our investigators will be working to establish how it started."
A statement later in the day said: "Crews have made good progress at this incident. Only one property was affected by fire, although searches to flats above and below have taken place to check for fire spread.
"No persons have been reported injured, and three crews remain at the scene.
"Colleagues from West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service also attended, but have since been stood down.
"A cause has not yet been confirmed."
