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Train delays after 50 tyre blaze in Coseley

Fifty tyres were set alight in Coseley today sending smoke billowing over the railway lines and delaying train services.

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Commuters faced delays between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street because of the blaze in Darkhouse Lane.

Crews from Bilston and Dudley fire stations brought the fire under control. It's believed the tyres had been dumped at the site before being set on fire.

London Midland was warning commuters about delays to services. The fire was out by 9.30am.

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