Black Country Route shut after car bursts into flames
A car fire closed part of a major Black Country road onto the M6 during rush hour.
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The incident happened just before 5.30pm today on the Black Country Route towards J10.
Fire crews from Walsall attended the blaze following an engine failure on a BMW 5 series.
Chris Hands, station crew commander, said: "An engine failure gave a leak in fuel and it ignited.
"The road was closed for around 15 minutes and there was a backlog of traffic.
"We extinguished the fire and left the scene at 6.30pm. The road was reopened shortly after.
"Luckily, no one was injured."
