West Midlands Fire Service

Fire crews were called to Mount Street in Nechells just after 7:30pm. People living in the area are being urged to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.

Firefighters in Birmingham had to improvise when they were unable to rest their ladder on some flimsy branches to save a cat that had been stuck for three days.

Seven fire crews have been battling a fire in Dudley since the early hours of this morning.