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Dozens of firefighters stop supermarket fire spreading to school

More than 70 firefighters are fighting a blaze at a supermarket in Birmingham and have prevented it spreading to a neighbouring school. The fire at the Zeenat Supermarket in Alum Rock Road, Saltley, is active and has spread to flats above the store. ...

20 Sept 2022 at 00:51

Crews from eight engines tackle ‘large industrial fire’ in Birmingham

A “large industrial fire” has broken out in north Birmingham, and residents are being warned to stay indoors. West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said eight engines are at the scene at Tame Road and Electric Avenue in Witton. The force said in a ...

30 Jul 2022 at 22:22

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

About 8,000 tons of paper and cardboard have gone up in flames at a recycling plant. Up to 110 firefighters had been tackling the blaze at the Smurfit Kappa storage yard in the Nechells area on the outskirts of Birmingham city centre, at its ...

13 Jun 2022 at 10:34

Body of missing firefighter found after attempted English Channel charity swim

The body of a “much-loved” firefighter who disappeared as he attempted to swim the English Channel has been found. Iain Hughes, crew manager at Wednesbury fire station, West Midlands, set off from the Kent coast on the morning of June 20 ...

28 Jul 2023 at 13:17

Inquests to be heard into deaths of four boys pulled from icy lake

Inquests into the deaths of four boys who died after falling through the ice on a frozen lake will be held on Friday. Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and eight-year-old Finlay Butler, died along with their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, and ...

07 Jul 2023 at 02:45

Police formed human chain to reach boys who fell into frozen lake, inquest hears

Police officers formed a human chain and entered a freezing lake against medical advice to try and save four boys who had fallen into the icy water, an inquest into their deaths has heard. Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and Finlay ...

07 Jul 2023 at 17:13

Fundraiser set up by firefighter who disappeared in Channel swim exceeds target

An online fundraiser organised by a firefighter presumed dead in an attempt to swim the English Channel has surpassed its target. Iain Hughes went missing in French waters on Tuesday, with an extensive search by French and ...

22 Jun 2023 at 17:06

Firefighter missing in English Channel during charity swim

The search for a “highly respected and much-loved” firefighter who disappeared as he attempted to swim the English Channel for charity has been called off. Iain Hughes, crew manager at Wednesbury fire station, West ...

21 Jun 2023 at 22:38

West Midlands fire chief Wayne Brown found dead ‘amid qualifications probe’

West Midlands Fire Service chief Wayne Brown has been found dead at his home. The fire service said he was found at an address in Birmingham on Wednesday morning. West Midlands Police said it is not treating the ...

24 Jan 2024 at 22:09

Roads reopened after spilled substance found not to be hazardous

Roads that were closed after a spillage of an unknown substance at a Government building have reopened after it was found to be harmless. West Midlands Fire Service sealed off an area outside Birmingham’s Civil ...

28 Mar 2023 at 20:35

Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

Heroic residents have described how they clambered past flaming debris, through dust and rubble shortly after a suspected gas explosion to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house. The man is in a ...

27 Jun 2022 at 07:59

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Man fighting for life after suspected gas explosion in Birmingham

A man is in a life-threatening condition and a house has been destroyed after a gas explosion in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they were called just after 8.30pm on Sunday to the incident on Dulwich ...

27 Jun 2022 at 03:14

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