WATCH: Blaze rips through Wolverhampton factory
Eight fire crews were needed to tackle a blaze which tore through a factory in Wolverhampton.
The fire ripped through the GT Display building in the Hilton Trading Estate, Spring Vale, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Dozens of firefighters from across the Black Country rushed to the scene in Hilton Road, Lanesfield, and successfully battled to stop the blaze from spreading to neighbouring buildings.
Bilston's Blue Watch team were first on the scene near Birmingham New Road at around 3.30am and posted a dramatic video showing flames leaping through the building's windows.
WATCH the video here:
@WMFS_PICS later took this video at the industrial estate:
Although the fire was quickly under control, smoke continued to pour into the sky as the sun came up at around 5.30am, with firefighters using an aerial platform as well as hose-reel jets from eight trucks to douse the flames.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known and Watch Commander Neal Webster, from Bilston Fire Station, said fire investigation would start on Sunday.
The owners of GT Display, which makes acrylic displays such as A-boards and leaflet holders, were alongside firefighters in the early hours but will not be allowed back in the premises until the investigation is complete.
The unit was fully damped down by lunchtime on Saturday, although one crew remained at the scene guarding the devastated premises.
As well as the crew from Bilston, engines were sent from Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Smethwick, West Bromwich and the aerial platform arrived from Walsall.
