Fire crews tackle blaze on Cradley Heath high street
Four fire crews are working to tackle a blaze in Cradley Heath.
Firefighters were called to the area in the early hours of this morning (July 14) to a fire in a terraced commercial building.
Cradley Heath resident, Wendy Taylor, 54, who witnessed the fire, said: "It looked pretty bad at the time. It doesn't look like it's done a lot of damage on the outside, but you never know. I hope everyone's okay."
Mark Walton, 43, who lives near the high street, added: "You could see it last night, there was a lot of sirens around.
"I think it was derelict, hopefully no one is injured. Good thing the other businesses weren't too badly damaged."
No injuries were reported from the scene.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Fire Service said: "Shortly after 1.15am on Monday (14 July), we responded to High Street, Cradley Heath.
"Four fire engines from Oldbury, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill and Haden Cross responded, the first arriving within five minutes of being mobilised.
"This was a fire affecting a void ground floor commercial property in a row of terraced properties.
"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used four jets to extinguish the fire. There were no casualties or injuries.
"Crews thoroughly checked the building and neighbouring properties, confirming there was no further fire spread beyond the affected unit.
"We left this incident at around 4am. A crew returned just after 7am to check for hotspots, but none remained."
