Fire takes place at Black Country shopping centre

Emergency services were called to West Cross Shopping Centre, in Smethwick, just after 5pm on Monday [23].

The blaze is not being treated as arson and there are no reports of injuries.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We were called to West Cross Shopping Centre at just after 5.10pm to a fire on a stairwell.

"The fire service are confident it is not arson."

West Midlands Fire Service sent four fire engines to the scene having received a call at 5.08pm.

Photos from the scene showed the area cordoned off with fire, police and ambulance services in attendance.