FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a disused gym in Quarry Bank.
Crews are at the scene of the former Fitness4Less building on Thorns Road this afternoon (October 27).
Firefighters from Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Dudley were called to the scene just after 1pm where they have worked to bring the fire under control.
At 13:04 crews were called to a fire in a disused gym on Thorns Road, Brierley Hill. After the first crews arrived in under 3 minutes, our 4 crews on the scene brought the fire under control and are working to extinguish it. No persons are reported involved. pic.twitter.com/Ws0ALGrakE
— West Midlands Fire Service (@WestMidsFire) October 27, 2021
The first crew arrived in under three minutes.
A spokesman from West Midlands Fire Service said the fire began in a ground floor storeroom of the building.
Crews remain at the scene as they work to extinguish the fire and the cause of the fire is not yet known.
It is not the first time the former gym has been hit a by a fire, with a blaze last extinguished at the site in August 2020.
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