Wall collapses onto road after huge factory fire

Oldbury fire: Huge fire and thick smoke seen for miles

75 firefighters and 18 fire vehicles are at the scene of a huge fire in in Tat Bank Road in Oldbury.

One wall of the plastics factory which has been destroyed by a severe fire this afternoon has collapsed onto the road nearby.

A wall has collapsed onto the road nearby Credit: Twitter/@WestMidsFire

Tat Bank Road remains closed after parts of the badly damaged building fell onto it.

West Midlands Fire Service have said there is still a large presence at the site.

Firefighters get the blaze under control Credit: Twitter/@WestMidsFire

At its height, 75 firefighters tackled the blaze which started at about 1.15pm today.

Ambulance crews are beginning to scale back though, now the fire is under control.

Smoke could be seen from as far as Staffordshire and Worcestershire this afternoon Credit: Twitter/@WestMidsFire

Last updated Wed 29 Apr 2015

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