One person taken to hospital and road remains closed, but fire service confirms all accounted for at Birmingham building fire
A man was taken to hospital and the road around a building fire has remained closed, but the fire service has confirmed that everyone inside has been accounted for.
The fire broke out in the former HB Sale factory and offices at the junction of Constitution Hill, Summer Lane and Hampton Street in Hockley shortly before 7.30am this morning and saw the roads around the building closed to traffic.
West Midlands Fire Service said that crews at the scene had been able to locate and account for everyone in the building and said that while Constitution Hill was still closed, other roads had reopened and the incident had been scaled down.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "A full, thorough search of the building has been undertaken and everyone has been accounted for.
"This incident will be scaled down to three fire engines shortly.
"Constitution Hill remains closed at this time, but Summer Lane (towards Constitution Hill) is now open. Traffic is now able to turn left from Summer Lane up Old Snow Hill.
"Buses 16, 52 and 74 remain on diversion routes."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said one person was injured in the fire and taken to hospital.
A spokeswoman said: “We received a call from fire colleagues at 7.50am about a building fire on Constitution Hill in Birmingham.
“An ambulance, two paramedic officers, a BASICS (British Association For Immediate Care) emergency doctor and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team were sent to the scene.
“One patient, a man, was treated for minor injuries before being conveyed to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital.”
