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Smoke pours above West Bromwich during demolition site fire

Smoke was billowing over West Bromwich today when a large pile of rubbish caught fire at a demolition site.

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Smoke rises into the West Bromwich sky during a fire at a demolition site

Firefighters were called to Thomas Street, in West Bromwich, at 12.02pm.

Smoke could be seen pouring into the sky around the town.

Rob Adams took this photo during the blaze

Two fire crews, one from West Bromwich and one from Handsworth, attended the scene.

They used one hose reel jet to tackle the flames and spread the rubbish out using gravel.