{"id":4063,"date":"2024-07-17T16:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/fire-breaks-out-at-birmingham-industrial-park-near-fort-dunlop\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T16:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:42:05","slug":"fire-breaks-out-at-birmingham-industrial-park-near-fort-dunlop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/fire-breaks-out-at-birmingham-industrial-park-near-fort-dunlop\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire breaks out at Birmingham industrial park near Fort Dunlop"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By\u00a0Eleanor Lawson,\u00a0<\/span>BBC News, West Midlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The blaze is at Birmingham’s Hastingwood Industrial Park, near the Fort Dunlop retail park and the Esso oil terminal<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a factory in Birmingham, with billowing black smoke visible across the city.<\/p>\n

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said they had 80 firefighters in attendance at Hastingwood Industrial Park on Wood Lane in Erdington, near the Fort Dunlop retail park and M6.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “This is a fire in a factory, which is not currently affecting The Fort shopping centre which is nearby.<\/p>\n

“This is a significant incident. Plan your journeys accordingly.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thirteen fire engines, three 4×4 brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic platform are there, according to the fire service, with more resources likely to be mobilised.<\/p>\n

WMFS has advised people to avoid the area and close doors and windows if affected by the smoke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The fire is not currently affecting the Fort Dunlop retail park, WMFS said<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A plane heads for Birmingham Airport through the billowing smoke<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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West Midlands Police said it was supporting fire colleagues with road closures.<\/p>\n

The AA said Wood Lane was closed both ways between A4040 Bromford Lane and Holly Lane. <\/p>\n

The motoring organisation added there was congestion on surrounding routes around Bromford and Tyburn including the A38 Tyburn Road and Bromford Lane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The industrial park is next to the Esso Birmingham Terminal<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The fire is near, but not affecting, the Esso Birmingham Terminal.<\/p>\n

The terminal operates 24\/7 and deals with unleaded, super unleaded diesel, and gas oil.<\/p>\n

It was built in 1962 and has 17 above-ground main storage tanks with a combined capacity of 50,000 cubic metres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The plumes of black smoke can be seen from miles away<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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