No-one hurt in Christmas Day house fire in Smethwick
No one was hurt at a house fire in Smethwick attended by around 25 firefighters.
Firefighters tackled the blaze at a property, in Brisbane Road, on Christmas Day following a report at about 7.45am.
Four crews, as well as a hydraulic platform, from Handsworth, West Bromwich, Ladywood, Oldbury, Aston and Woodgate Valley, attended the incident.
Meanwhile, West Midlands fire crews also dealt with a blaze at a Birmingham tower block.
The fire was in a fourth floor flat in a thirteen storey tower in Chelmsley Wood and took four crews to extinguish.
West Midlands Fire Service Tweeted: "We currently have four crews dealing with a kitchen fire on the fourth floor of a thirteen storey block in Chelmsley Wood.
"The fire is now out and all persons are accounted for."
