Nineteen houses have been fully destroyed and another 18 have been damaged by the wildfire in Stourbridge, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service have said.
Other wildfires across the West Midlands have left a number of people needing medical treatment.
Six firefighters in Staffordshire have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion after battling the wildfires.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said they attended 22 fire incidents across the region yesterday.
Also on the programme:
– A train has derailed in Essex, just 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured in a separate derailment.
– Nigel Farage has been elected as Clacton MP, triggering the automatic resumption of a standards inquiry into a £5m donation to the Reform UK leader.
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