Firefighters tackle four blazing vehicles on Willenhall car park

West Midlands Fire Service was called to the scene of a fire involving four cars on a car park near The County pub on Walsall Road at around 10pm on Friday.

Crews from Bilston and Walsall Fire Stations were called to the scene after reports of the fire, with 10 firefighters and two pumps sent out in total to deal with the blaze.

The Bilston crew arrived at 10.15pm, with the Walsall crew arriving five minutes later and West Midlands Police were also in attendance to deal with heavy crowds in the area due to an event taking place nearby.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing huge amounts of smoke coming from the cars, with one person describing the smoke as "toxic".

The fire crews used hose reels to put out the fire inside an hour and arranged recovery with the owners of the cars, leaving the scene in the hands of the police just after 11.20pm.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "We were called to reports of a car fire involving four cars at a car park opposite The County pub on Walsall Road in Willenhall at around 10pm.

"Two crews from Bilston and Walsall attended the scene, with the Bilston crew arriving at 10.15pm and the Walsall crew at 10.20pm, with West Midlands Police also in attendance to deal with heavy crowds in the area, due to an event.

"The crews were there for about an hour and put out the blaze, which was with all four cars, and arranged recovery with the owners for each car, before leaving the scene around 11.20pm."

West Midlands Police have been contacted for a comment.