Three fire crews attend hotel room fire in Birmingham - trams disrupted
The disruption is due to a fire incident on Broad Street, Birmingham.
Tram services are facing disruption in Birmingham due to a fire in a hotel room in Birmingham city centre.
West Midlands Metro confirmed there is no service on their trams between Birmingham Library and Edgbaston village due to reports of a fire incident on Broad Street just after 8.20am this morning (August 20).
Three fire crews were dispatched to the scene of a small fire in a hotel room on the 11th floor of a 17-storey building.
A spokesperson for the transport provider said: “Due a fire incident on Broad Street, there is currently no service between the Library and Edgbaston Village.
“Trams are running between Wolverhampton Station/St George's and the Library.”
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesperson said: “Shortly before 8.05am on Thursday (20 August), we responded to Broad Street, Birmingham.
“Three fire engines from Highgate and Ladywood stations attended, the first arriving within three minutes of being mobilised.
“This was a small fire affecting a hotel room on the 11th floor of a 17-storey block. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire.
“There has been disruption to the Midland Metro Line. We have one fire engine remaining at the scene, which is expected to leave shortly. Ambulance colleagues have also been in attendance.”
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