Residents speak of seeing huge clouds of smoke during Wolverhampton factory blaze
Residents have spoken of seeing big clouds of smoke and fire from their windows after a blaze broke out at a Wolverhampton factory.
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Fire crews were called to Blakenhall Industrial Estate on Moorfield Road at around 3.50pm on Tuesday to tackle the flames.
Around 40 per cent of the factory – which is believed to manufacture plastics and metals – was involved in the blaze.
Darren Tanner, who lives nearby, described seeing a "big plume of smoke".
Speaking at the scene of the blaze, he said: "I could see the fire from my window, it looked pretty bad.