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| Birmingham fire: Smoke from Tyseley blaze visible from miles away | Birmingham fire: Smoke from Tyseley blaze visible from miles away |
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| A huge blaze has broken out at an industrial site, with plumes of smoke visible for miles across Birmingham. | A huge blaze has broken out at an industrial site, with plumes of smoke visible for miles across Birmingham. |
| More than 50 firefighters are tackling the "severe" blaze at Tyseley Industrial Estate. | More than 50 firefighters are tackling the "severe" blaze at Tyseley Industrial Estate. |
| West Midlands Fire Service urged people living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed. | West Midlands Fire Service urged people living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed. |
| Smoke from the fire can be seen in the city centre as well as at Birmingham Airport and in Hall Green and Solihull. | Smoke from the fire can be seen in the city centre as well as at Birmingham Airport and in Hall Green and Solihull. |
| "We currently have 10 appliances plus specialist appliances in attendance at a severe fire," the service tweeted. | "We currently have 10 appliances plus specialist appliances in attendance at a severe fire," the service tweeted. |
| The blaze has prompted a "high volume of calls", it added. | The blaze has prompted a "high volume of calls", it added. |
| Travel operators reported heavy congestion on the roads in the surrounding area with Warwick Road and Stratford Road in Sparkhill and Tyseley "severely affected". | |
| Bus passengers were warned to expect delays to all services in the area. | |
| One woman tweeted: "We can see this from Moseley. Hope your crews are OK, it looks horrendous". | |
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