Major fire wrecks terraced homes in Rowley Regis as 40 firefighters battle blaze
Now the site has been cordoned off
Residents of a row of eight terraced houses in Rowley Regis have been displaced by a fire which caused major damage overnight.
Fire broke out at a property in Bridge Field Walk on Monday night (August 3) and spread to neighbouring homes.
Eight West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) engines, crewed by around 40 firefighters from Oldbury, Smethwick, Dudley, Tipton, Highgate, West Bromwich, Brierley Hill and Kings Norton, attended the blaze which the service described as a “large-scale incident”.
A WMFS spokesperson said: “Shortly after 10.35pm on Monday 3 August, we responded to Bridge Field Walk, Rowley Regis.
“This was a fire affecting a three-storey property, comprising a row of eight houses.
“The fire caused significant damage to the ground, first and second floors. The roof space was also affected.
“Up to 25 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus worked to extinguish the fire. Police colleagues maintained a cordon, and provided imagery via a drone for crews to target hotspots.
“Gas and electric was isolated to all properties within the row.
“Fire Investigators are in attendance at the address this morning, working to ascertain the cause of the fire.”
A video shared on social media showed a large fire outside one of the properties, while in another firefighters could be seen using a hose reel jet to direct water into a second-floor window.
Shortly after 11pm the fire service had warned members of the public to “avoid the area, where possible”.
On Tuesday morning the site was cordoned off with police and fire service tape. Heavy fire damage was visible around first- and second-floor windows and at ground level at the rear of the houses.
One person the Express & Star spoke to at the scene said everyone in the homes at the time was able to escape.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called at 10.36pm and treated two people.
A spokesperson said: “Two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene.
“We treated two patients, one for a medical condition and one for smoke inhalation, both of whom were then discharged at the scene.”
Cadent gas engineers have since attended.
West Midlands Police has been approached for further information.
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