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Plumes of smoke caused by a disused caravan and scaffolding board fire

Plumes of smoke spotted in Tipton this afternoon were caused by a disused caravan and scaffolding board which had caught on fire.

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Manor Road, Tipton

The fire service was called at around 3:30pm to a site near Tipton Green Junior School on Manor Road.

A spokesman for Tipton Fire Station said: "The Dudley crew were mobilised originally, but due to the size of the fire, they requested for a fire appliance to attend.

"We got there first and found a disused caravan and scaffolding boards on fire.

"It was extinguished within five minutes and looked a lot worse than it actually was.

"The cause of the fire is not logged at this time."

Footage was shared by @MissDFreeman at around 3.47pm when a fire engine can be seen arriving with children watching on.

Demi-leigh Freeman who saw the fire, said: "I was driving home and saw some thick black smoke not too far from my home and I got to Manor Road, junction of hill street.

"There seems to be a derelict site there and the smoke was coming from there.

"Police were taking statements from some local high school children."

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