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'If it hadn't been for my neighours we could have been trapped': Residents relieved but uneasy after fire wrecks flat in Wolverhampton tower block

Residents of a Wolverhampton tower block where a fire broke out in a first-floor flat spoke of the terrifying moments after it started, and their relief the consequences weren't more severe.

Supporting image for story: 'If it hadn't been for my neighours we could have been trapped': Residents relieved but uneasy after fire wrecks flat in Wolverhampton tower block

Supporting image for story: Plan drawn up for new bungalow on land near Cannock

Plan drawn up for new bungalow on land near Cannock

Supporting image for story: Watch: Thieves snatch three motorbikes from festive garage display near Wolverhampton

Watch: Thieves snatch three motorbikes from festive garage display near Wolverhampton

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MAPPED: Wolverhampton’s noisiest areas revealed – see where your neighbourhood ranks

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Wolverhampton Turkey Trot 2025: Everything you need to know

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I was given an exclusive glimpse inside world-leading Wolverhampton aerospace factory after French takeover

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'Its wonderful to see global company set up on Wolverhampton-Staffordshire border'

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'If it hadn't been for my neighours we could have been trapped': Residents relieved but uneasy after fire wrecks flat in Wolverhampton tower block

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About Fordhouses

Fordhouses is a suburb of Wolverhampton and takes its name from the houses built near the Wolverhampton to Stafford road, close to the Wobaston Brook. Stafford Road dominates the area which also features the Goodrich Sports Ground.