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Birmingham City Centre High-Rise Fire Ruled Accidental

Investigators say the blaze began on the top floor of a disused 16‑storey office opposite Snow Hill station.

Overview

  • West Midlands Fire Service extinguished the fire by about 6:30pm on September 15 with no further spread reported.
  • Roughly 50 firefighters used six engines, brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform, supported by drones.
  • The building was fully evacuated with no injuries reported, and local reporting identified the site as Colmore Gate.
  • A cordon closed Colmore Row between Snow Hill Queensway and Livery Street, disrupting buses and trams as Snow Hill trains ran normally.
  • Colmore Row later reopened and public transport services resumed after crews scaled down and left the scene.