Former Black Country pub demolished after devastating fire - watch the footage
The former Black Cock Inn, Walsall Wood has been demolished after being destroyed by fire
A former pub in Walsall Wood which was destroyed by fire has now been demolished.
Large orange flames ripped through the former Black Cock pub on Green Lane.
Four fire crews were called to the scene on Wednesday morning (July 29), around 3.30am, with the public advised to avoid the area.
Hours later, the damage caused by the fire was clear for all to see, with blackened beams and roof tiles visible from the street and a burning smell in the air.
But now new pictures taken by the Express & Star show the building has been demolished.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “Shortly after 1.45am on Wednesday, we responded to Green Lane, Walsall Wood.
“Four fire engines and a hydraulic aerial platform attended, crewed by firefighters from Walsall, Aldridge, Wednesbury and Willenhall stations.
“This was a fire in a derelict two-storey building, which was formally used as a pub.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire, using the hydraulic platform to reach all floors of the building. Green Lane and Oakwood Road were closed whilst we worked at the scene.
“We scaled down our resources and continued damping down hotspots. National Grid engineers remained in attendance, isolating electrics to the building.”
The building had been derelict since its closure around six years ago. In recent years it was earmarked as a site for 13 homes.
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