Road closure on Walsall street due to building fire
The road was closed between two streets after reports of the fire.
A road was closed in Walsall after reports of a fire in a building.
AA Traffic News reported that Bentley Lane had been closed between Pargeter Street and Rowland Street due to the fire.
A spokesman for AA Traffic News said: “Road closed due to building fire on Bentley Lane, both ways from Pargeter Street to Rowland Street.
“Traffic is coping well.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “At 11.15am on Friday, October 16, we responded to a house fire on Bentley Lane in Walsall.
“Two fire engines and a brigade response vehicle attended. The first crew arrived within 4 minutes of being mobilised.
“This involved a fire in the rear bedroom of a mid terraced house.
“Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire and prevented it from spreading from the room of origin.
“We also ensured neighbouring properties hadn’t been affected.
“Fortunately, there were no casualties.
“We left the incident just after 1pm.”
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