Famous chip shop at Black Country Living Museum 'closed in the immediate term' following fire
Part of the Black Country Living Museum had to be cleared after a fire broke out in the attraction's famous chip shop.
Crews from Dudley and Tipton fire stations rushed to the Dudley attraction after the blaze broke out in one of the historic fryers at Hobbs' and Sons Fish and Chip Shop.
Claire Packer, head of communications at the site in Tipton Road, Dudley, said the shop suffered minor damage and would be closed in the immediate term.
"Bostin' fish and chips will still be available at other outlets on the site, we know how people love their fish and chips," she said.
The museum said it was due to a 'minor fault' and thanked the fire service for their 'speedy response'.
Miss Packer said: "We asked visitors in the immediate area to move back, and some slight damage, and it will be closed in the short term until we are able to assess the damage."
The fire was under control by around 5.30pm with West Midlands Fire Service saying: "The fire has been extinguished and we have left the incident."
Black Country Living Museum has two fish and chip shops on site, which often see throngs of hungry visitors queuing outside the shop and down the street.
Hobbs, which originally stood in Hall Street, Dudley, was recreated at the museum in 2009 as part of a £10 million expansion.
The other chip shop on the site will be trading as normal.
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