Overview
- West Midlands Fire Service received the first call at 7:29am and escalated the response from eight crews to at least 13.
- Crews are tackling a severe blaze in the fourth-floor and roof space using an aerial platform and multiple appliances.
- The incident involves the late‑19th‑century, Grade II listed former H B Sale works at 1 Constitution Hill, above the Syriana restaurant.
- Constitution Hill and Summer Lane are closed, and National Express West Midlands has diverted routes 7, 16, 52 and 74 via St Chad’s Queensway, Lancaster Street, Newtown Row and New John Street West.
- Fire, police and ambulance teams are on scene, the public has been urged to avoid the area, and the cause has not yet been determined.