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General view of High Street, Cradley Heath<\/p>\nFlames engulfed a derelict shop in High Street at around 1.18am on Monday, July 14General view of High Street, Cradley Heath<\/p>\n
A fire in Cradley Heath sparked an ‘avoid the area warning’ in the early hours.<\/p>\n
Flames engulfed a derelict shop in High Street at around 1.18am on Monday, July 14.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the blaze was now out and no-one was injured.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: ‘I went from being a block soldier robbing stores to a cage-fighting champion’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The fire service posted about the incident on X at 1.51am.<\/p>\n The post read: “We have four crews in attendance at High Street, Cradley Heath, where they have responded to a fire.<\/p>\n “Please avoid the area, where possible.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: Benefits cheat caught out by own Facebook posts says being ‘target’ in prison was ‘terrifying’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A Staffordshire<\/a> and West Midlands Fire Control spokesperson told BirminghamLive: “We got the first call at 1.18am, four crews attended.”<\/p>\n They said West Midlands Police<\/a> had attended for traffic management purposes, adding that the fire was now out.<\/p>\n However at around 7am, crews were still carrying out checks at the scene.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The DWP rule change Universal Credit claimants may not know about<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Stay up-to-date by following our Twitter feed @birmingham_live<\/a> or liking our Facebook<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/p>\n To get breaking news emailed to you, sign up here<\/a>, it’s free.<\/strong><\/p>\n