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PICTURES: 30 firefighters tackle blaze at Smethwick college

Thirty firefighters were battling to control a blaze in a disused college in Smethwick following a suspected arson attack.

Published May 9, 2015

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Crews converged on the three-storey building of the old Sandwell College in Crocketts Lane after the alert was raised just after 9pm.

Fire chiefs said there were several seats of fire at the site.

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