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A vehicle, in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, suddenly caught fire and was engulfed in flames in a busy street this afternoon. The dramatic incident happened around lunchtime on the corner of Charles Road and Green Lane.
Police have launched an investigation after a shocking arson attack by youths on a West Midlands bus in the Yardley area of Birmingham on Saturday (4 June). The fire was reportedly started by the offenders on the top deck of the no.11 bus shortly before 3pm.
A raging fire engulfed a house in Wordsworth Road, Small Heath, which forced emergency services to evacuate local residents as 26 firefighters battled to bring the inferno under control this afternoon (15 January). West Midlands Fire Service responded to the emergency call shortly after 4pm on Saturday.