Fire crews rush to tackle lorry blaze near Wolverhampton

The incident happened in Holyhead Road in Codsall, northwest of Wolverhampton, shortly before 9.40am on Thursday (August 7).

Crews from the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze.

A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 9.49am on Thursday fire control received a call reporting a fire classified as HGV Fire in Codsall.

"One fire appliance was mobilised from Albrighton."

The spokesperson said the incident was under control by 10.13am.