{"id":134772,"date":"2025-05-27T02:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134772\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T02:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:22:10","slug":"major-blaze-at-wolverhampton-business-as-12-fire-engines-sent-to-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134772\/","title":{"rendered":"Major blaze at Wolverhampton business as 12 fire engines sent to scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Fire Service continue to work at scene of a fire at a commercial unit on the outskirts of Wolverhampton city centre, with residents urged to avoid the area<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Bilston-roadJPG.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A general view of Bilston Road close to the junction of Commercial Road <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Twelve West Midlands Fire Service crews are at the scene of a major blaze on the outskirts of Wolverhampton city centre this afternoon, Monday May 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A fire took hold of a commercial unit at the junction of Commercial Road and Bilston Road just after 1pm on Monday May 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Residents and motorists have been warned to avoid the area as firefighters continue to work to dampen the flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE:<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/hundreds-liverpool-fc-fans-fill-31724924\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundreds of Liverpool FC fans fill Birmingham New Street in race to make victory parade<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object] Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp <\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">West Midlands Fire Service said they received a call at 1:15pm, and emergency service crews including <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> attended the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">West Midlands Police told BirminghamLive they were called by fire service colleagues to assist with road closures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fire crews were seen using water from the nearby canal to dampen the flames and pictures shared by local residents showed clouds of smoke in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A West Midlands Fire Service fire fontrol spokesperson told BirminghamLive that fire crews from nine stations were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Crews from Wolverhampton, Fallings Park, Bilston, Tettenhall, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/dudley\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley<\/a>, Willenhall, Tipton, Brierley Hill and West Bromwich stations were in attendance at the blaze, said fire control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A West Midlands Fire Service spokesperson said: &#8220;We currently have 12 appliances in attendance at an incident in the Bilston Road area of Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We advise anyone travelling to avoid the area and advise the public to close doors and windows at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is understood there is no major impact to traffic in the area, and live traffic systems are not showing any official road closures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Fire Service continue to work at scene of a fire at a commercial unit on 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