Fire crews battle blaze at recycling firm in West Bromwich
Fire crews have contained a blaze at a recycling firm in West Bromwich.
Six crews from West Midlands Fire Service attended the site of the recycling firm, Robert Hopkins & Son | Hazardous Waste Management Services, in Bullock Street, West Bromwich as they tackled the blaze.
The fire was said to involve between 10 and 15 tons of oil rags at the site, and staff at the recycling firm assisted crews to access the fire by using on-site machinery.
Fire crews were called to the incident around 8.30am on Tuesday, where they say no-one is believed to have been injured.
A spokesperson from West Midlands Fire Service said: "Fire crews are making good progress.
"The fire involves somewhere between 10 and 15 tons of oil rags.
"Onsite staff of the recycling firm are assisting fire crews, using their on site machinery to access the fire and move some of the burning material.
"As of 9.45am, crews said that the fire was contained to a shredding machine and the incident is being scaled down to one fire engine and one 4x4 response vehicle, with roughly seven fire fighters now at the scene."
