{"id":197900,"date":"2025-06-19T19:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197900\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:19:14","slug":"barr-beacon-goes-up-in-huge-blaze-as-fire-crews-rush-to-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197900\/","title":{"rendered":"Barr Beacon goes up in huge blaze as fire crews rush to scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three fire engines rushed to the scene as a large area of grassland was on fire<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/barr-beacon.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham city centre seen from Barr Beacon\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Birmingham city centre seen from Barr Beacon<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Firefighters have spent five hours battling a huge blaze at Barr Beacon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Grassland measuring 30 by 40 metres went up in flames at the nature reserve located on the border of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/walsall\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Walsall<\/a> and Great Barr at around 2pm this afternoon, June 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three fire engines had rushed to the scene.<\/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\/biker-suffers-potentially-life-threatening-31894468\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Biker suffers potentially life-threatening injuries in Worcestershire crash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750360754_455_barr-beacon.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham city centre seen from Barr Beacon\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Birmingham city centre seen from Barr Beacon<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The inferno ripped across a large section of the park for several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fire crews left the scene at around 7.15pm after extinguishing the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">West Midlands fire control told <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BirminghamLive <\/a>it couldn&#8217;t confirm how the blaze had started &#8220;at this stage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JcXF3MxQGZs3GoiEA8W2fn\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson said: &#8220;Three appliances attended the scene from 2pm to 7.15pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Crews entered from the Barr Beacon access road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was a stretch of grass on fire, measuring 30 by 40 metres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Don&#8217;t miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Crews were there for a considerable amount of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;[We] cannot confirm how it started, at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Streetly residents raised their concerns over the blaze in a local neighbourhood Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One person wrote: &#8220;Hope it&#8217;s under control soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another said: &#8220;I&#8217;m hoping it will be out by tomorrow morning when I walk [the] dogs.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three fire engines rushed to the scene as a large area of grassland was on fireBirmingham city 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