IN PICTURES: Blaze tears through Oldbury home
These scenes of devastation show the damage caused to a home after a fire tore through it.
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The blaze began in the kitchen at around 11pm last night. Luckily the occupant of the home was woken up by a smoke detector and managed to escape uninjured.
10 firefighters from Oldbury and Smethwick Fire Stations tackled the blaze in Barnford Crescent, which left half of the ground floor with fire and heat damage.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
