Fire crews called to blaze at property in Walsall - residents urged to close windows and doors
Fire crews have been called to a blaze at a property in Walsall this morning (Sunday).
West Midlands Fire Service said five crews had been sent to the property fire in Broadway.
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Residents have been urged to keep windows and doors closed and the road was closed for a while.
Posting on X at 6am, West Midlands Fire Service said: "We have 5 appliances and a hydraulic platform in attendance at an incident on Broadway, Walsall involving a property fire.
"All residents are advised to keep windows and doors closed.
"There is a total road closure in both directions of the carriageway on Broadway."
An update later this morning said: "Crews have been working hard to extinguish the fire.
"Damping down of hot spots continues, and the incident has been scaled down to 2 appliances and a hydraulic platform. Broadway, Walsall has now been reopened."