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Five appliances and a hydraulic platform tackle a fire on Johnson Close, Hodge Hill(Image: Zeeshan)<\/p>\nCrews are battling a house fire in Hodge Hill<\/p>\n
12:26, 14 Jun 2025Updated 13:42, 14 Jun 2025<\/p>\n
Five appliances and a hydraulic platform tackle a fire on Johnson Close, Hodge Hill(Image: Zeeshan)<\/p>\n
Fire crews are battling a ‘significant’ house blaze in Birmingham.<\/p>\n
Flames engulfed the roof of a property on Johnson Close, Hodge Hill, on Saturday morning (June 14).<\/p>\n
West Midlands Fire Service sent five crews to the scene and also deployed a hydraulic platform.<\/p>\n
Read More: Timetable for free mobile council trucks for next seven days<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Members of the public are being warned to avoid the area while the firefighting operation is underway.<\/p>\n The blaze is being described as ‘significant’ and more details will be available shortly from the service.<\/p>\n West Midlands Fire Service said: “We have five appliances and a hydraulic platform in attendance on Johnson Close, Hodge Hill, Birmingham<\/a>, where they have responded to property fire.<\/p>\n “Please avoid the area, where possible.”<\/p>\n A video from the scene shows fire crews inside the gutted roof of a house which has been burned back to the rafters.<\/p>\n Johnson Close is cul-de-sac lined with modern homes, off Bromford Lane.<\/p>\n We have a suite of newsletters, tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n They include Birmingham Politics, Nostalgia, Court and Crime Updates and, of course, BirminghamLive Daily – the biggest stories of the day sent at morning, lunch and evening.<\/p>\n There are also local ones like Black Country News, MySolihull and MySuttonColdfield. Choose which newsletters best suit you<\/a>.<\/p>\n