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Crews work through night to tackle Kidderminster fire

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More than ten fire crews spent the night dealing with a major fire in Worcestershire.

Crews were called to Park Street in Kidderminster yesterday afternoon.

Crews from Wyre Forest, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Pershore, Redditch, Malvern, Leominster (Water Carrier), Tenbury Wells, Ross-on-Wye were on the scene.

Around 20 fire appliances and around 100 firefighters are at the scene as well as multi-agency partners from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, West Midlands Fire Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police.

People are being asked to keep their doors and windows closed around the area.

A number of businesses remain closed and several schools will not open for students today.

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