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Video: Huge fire in Birmingham at Tyseley Industrial Estate

Birmingham fire video Tyseley Industrial Estate

According to several videos posted on social media, a huge fire has broken out at an industrial site, with plumes of ash and smoke visible from far away in Birmingham.

Several fire-fighting team are trying to tackle the fire at Tyseley Industrial Estate in Birmingham.

West Midlands Fire Service has reportedly asked people living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed due to heavy smoke in the area.

Drivers are also warned to seek alternative routes as the major city routes have been ‘severely affected’ by the impact of the fire in the city of Birmingham.

“We currently have 10 appliances plus specialist appliances in attendance at a severe fire,” the West Midlands Fire Service tweeted.

The smoke from the fire can be seen from several surrounding areas of the city including Birmingham Airport,  Aston, Small Heath, Newtown, Bordesely Green, Sparkbrook, Weoley, Haymills and Sparkhill, etc.

Insider Paper has obtained the video of the fire incident in Birmingham, you can watch it here:

Here’s one more video of Huge fire in Birmingham city at Tyseley Industrial Estate

Here’s how people on Twitter are reacting to the Birmingham fire incident:

Lia All Things #Tech says, “What is going on around the globe!?! Praying everyone in, and around Birmingham are safe, inc. the brave firefighters!”

Charlie Alcock tweets, “It must be a nightmare to have so many firefighters on a scene at once. Before they can do anything they have to stand in a row and go ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5…”

“Hoping that this fire is able to be contained soon and nobody injured. Disappointed face Close your windows and doors if you’re in #Birmingham,” Katy Rose Bannett says in a tweet.

Phil Beardmore says, “Has anybody else noticed that the fumes from the fire are heading in the opposite direction to that which the tornado moved, back in 2006? #Birmingham.”







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