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House 'billowing' smoke after fire breaks out

Elliot Ball,West Midlandsand
Marian McNamee,in Coventry
News imageBBC Two fire engines are parked down a narrow street with cars parked on either side of the road. A line of terraced houses are pictured on one side of the street. Fire crews wearing beige coloured overalls and yellow helmets are working outside one of the properties. Police officers wearing black clothing with high viz vests are also stood at the scene.BBC
West Midlands Fire Service said no one had been injured in the blaze

Five fire engines, as well as police and ambulances, responded to a house fire in Coventry, after witnesses reported "billowing" smoke.

West Midlands Fire Service was seen arriving at Hollis Road, in the Stoke area of the city, at about 08:45 BST.

A spokesperson for the fire service confirmed just one property had been involved and no injuries had been reported. One witness said she saw fire crews force entry through the property's front door where smoke was billowing out.

Hollis Road would remain closed for several hours while the fire was scaled down, the fire service said.

News imageA police car is parked on the side of a residential road. A red fire engine is parked in the middle of the road with cars parked on either side of the street. Further up the road we can see an ambulance and several more fire engines.
BBC CWR reporter Marian McNamee said she witnessed fire crews forcing entry into the affected property

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