Limekiln Lane fire live as crews from seven stations rush to the scene

Fire crews in Birmingham tackled the blaze this morning. The fire was still being dealt with hours later after it broke out in a commercial property in the early hours of today, Tuesday 21 May. Several fire crews responded to the blaze at a business in Limekiln Lane, Highers Heath, Birmingham.

Firefighters urged people to avoid the area until the site is made safe. It was not immediately clear when the fire started.

West Midlands Fire Service posted on social media platform X at 3.30am: “We currently have multiple crews at a fire on Limekiln Lane, Highters Heath. Avoid the area to allow our crews to deal with the incident.”

ConversationWest Midlands Fire Service wrote on social media platform X: “We currently have multiple crews at a fire on Limekiln Lane, Highters Heath. Avoid the area to allow our crews to deal with the incident.”

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Fire control told BirminghamLive at 7am: “The incident is ongoing and we have one more appliance in attendance. The fire took place in a commercial place. We are not aware of any injuries.”

We have reached out to the fire department for further comment.

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