Investigation begins into huge blaze at hotel

Smoke from the fire at a hotel in Willenhall. Credit: Twitter/Tauruswoman2

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Fire investigators are trying to discover the cause of a huge fire at a Holiday Inn hotel in Walsall.

More than 50 firefighters from West Midlands Fire Service tackled the blaze near Junction 10 on the M6, near Walsall.

The Fire Service initially said that six fire engines were in attendance, but later tweeted to say that it had been upgraded to ten fire engines.

Taken from the Wednesfield area. Credit: Twitter: Nick Davis

Credit: Twitter: Iain Egg