Firefighters to strike again
Firefighters have voted to hold another strike next week. It comes after two walk-outs over Bonfire Weekend, with strikes held on Friday evening and Monday morning.
Incidents attended by West Midlands Fire Service during strike
Non-striking fire fighters attended 11 incidents during the strike last night:
Rowley Regis: rubbish fire
Hockley: two fire engines to a false alarm
Sutton Coldfield: false alarm
Coventry: false alarm at the Belgrade Theatre
Wolverhampton: small fire caused by food being left unattended in the grill
Coventry: three fire engines to a severe house fire caused by a gas leak.
Balsall Heath: one fire engine to alarms in a block of flats
Ladywood: one fire engine to a false alarm
Sutton Coldfield: one fire engine to a false alarm in a residential care home
Dudley: three fire engines to alarm panel in apartment block showing smoke on the 15th floor, false alarm
Sutton Coldfield: one fire engine to fire alarms at Gracechurch Shopping Centre, false alarm
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