TWO to three metres of waste material was set alight in a Redditch street last night.

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in Nailsworth Drive at 8.36pm on Saturday, January 21.

A crew from Redditch fire station rushed to the scene and used backpacks and shovels to tackle the fire.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and no one was reported injured.