Express & Star

Six dogs dead in Bilston house fire

Six dogs died in a house that went up in flames in Bilston.

Published
Last updated
The house involved in the fire. Photo: West Midlands Fire Service

Crews from West Midlands Fire Service attended a severe fire in a two-storey terraced house in Fraser Street soon after 9am on Saturday.

West Midlands Fire Service said that six dead dogs were found in the first floor room the fire is believed to have started in.

Crews used breathing apparatuses and hoses to tackle the fire before damping down the scene.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Fire Service said that all persons were accounted for but that the six dogs were found dead in the room of the fire origin.

The house in Fraser Street, Bilston, where six dogs died after a fire at the property