Firefighters battle to control multiple 'deliberate' fires on parkland near Tipton
The fires left the area severely burnt and blackened.
A series of fires which left an area of parkland blackened and burnt is said to have been started deliberately.
West Midlands Fire Service was called to reports of a fire on the parkland near Oval Road in Tipton on Saturday afternoon.
Crews from four fire stations attended the scene and found three separate fires in grassland, bushes and trees and used hose reels and other equipment to extinguish the fires.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “Shortly before 2.40pm on Saturday, July 25, we responded to Oval Road in Tipton.
“Three fire engines and a 4x4 brigade response vehicle from Tipton, Wednesbury, Bilston and Dudley stations attended, arriving to find three separate fires affecting grassland, bushes and trees in an area of parkland.
“Firefighters used a hose reel, knapsacks and beaters to extinguish the fires. Drone operations supported crews in locating, and extinguishing hotspots.
“It's believed these fires were started deliberately.
“After confirming all fires had been extinguished and damped down, we left this incident at 4.58pm.”
West Midlands Fire Service have been contacted for a comment.
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