Firefighters rushed to reports a bin fire underneath flats yesterday evening (July 14).
The flames were extinguished by 8.10pm and there have been no reports of damage to the flats or injuries.
It comes just days after a fire in a bin storage area spread to a 17-storey block of flats on the Meriden estate. However, some people were treated for smoke inhalation and five flats are too damaged to live in currently.
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