Forty firefighters tackle tower block blaze in Birmingham City Centre

Crews have tackled a fire at a tower block in Birmingham City Centre in the early hours of Friday.

Eight fire crews were called to Cleveland Tower near Holloway Circus on Friday morning after a flat on the 17th floor caught fire.

Forty firefighters tackled the blaze, which West Midlands Fire Service says is now out.

The fire service's resources have been scaled down, and Holloway Head and Ellis Street have since reopened.

One man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by paramedics and was taken to hospital for a precautionary check up.

Firefighters went into the building and put out the fire which had affected around 20% of the flat and was contained to just one room.

At around 9am people living on the 17th floor who had been evacuated were allowed back into their homes.

West Midlands Fire Service says it has not yet confirmed the cause of the fire.

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