Fire crews force entry onto Black Country industrial estate after blaze starts in skip
Fire crews forced entry to a unit on a Dudley industrial estate after a blaze started in a builders' skip.
Three fire engines were called to Westminster Industrial Estate in Cradley Road near Cradley Heath shortly after 5.30am on Tuesday (June 3).
The blaze started in a builders' skip and spread to two cars and the external cladding of a single-storey factory.
On arrival, fire crews forced entry onto the site to tackle the blaze which was extinguished by just after 6.30am, West Midlands Fire Service confirmed.
Firefighters also accessed the affected factory unit to check for fire spread but identified none.
A fire service spokesman added: "There were no casualties. Our initial crews left the scene at 8.24am. Around 10am a revisit was carried out, where a single crew identified and damped down further hotspots.
"The site was then left with the business owner, who was given fire safety advice and will arrange removal of the skip.
"The fire is believed to have started accidentally due to an unsupervised burn in the skip."
