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| Rail lines open after Smethwick scrapyard fire | Rail lines open after Smethwick scrapyard fire |
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| A fire involving 200 tonnes of metal at a scrapyard in Smethwick has been brought under control. | A fire involving 200 tonnes of metal at a scrapyard in Smethwick has been brought under control. |
| It started in Charles Street near The Hawthorns station at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday, and firefighters spent the night tackling the fire. | It started in Charles Street near The Hawthorns station at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday, and firefighters spent the night tackling the fire. |
| Trains out of Birmingham to Stourbridge were cancelled, with tram services in the area also affected. | Trains out of Birmingham to Stourbridge were cancelled, with tram services in the area also affected. |
| West Midlands Fire Service said all rail lines had now reopened. | |
| Charles Street remains closed between Downing Street and Alfred Street. | |
| On Tuesday evening rail operator London Midland laid on buses between Worcester Shrub Hill and Stourbridge Junction, as well as two trains to shuttle passengers between Stourbridge and Worcester Foregate Street. | On Tuesday evening rail operator London Midland laid on buses between Worcester Shrub Hill and Stourbridge Junction, as well as two trains to shuttle passengers between Stourbridge and Worcester Foregate Street. |
| Dean Sattler, 31, was on his way home from work on one of the trams halted by the trackside fire at about 17:50 BST. | Dean Sattler, 31, was on his way home from work on one of the trams halted by the trackside fire at about 17:50 BST. |
| He saw "dark smoke" through the tram window but said other commuters were not panicking, but rather concerned that their journeys had been disrupted. | He saw "dark smoke" through the tram window but said other commuters were not panicking, but rather concerned that their journeys had been disrupted. |
| West Midlands Police closed Wattville Road while the fire was being tackled. | West Midlands Police closed Wattville Road while the fire was being tackled. |