{"id":370193,"date":"2026-08-14T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-fire-service-gives-update-on-west-midlands-fires-after-evacuations-and-68-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:00:53","slug":"watch-live-fire-service-gives-update-on-west-midlands-fires-after-evacuations-and-68-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-fire-service-gives-update-on-west-midlands-fires-after-evacuations-and-68-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Live: Fire service gives update on West Midlands fires after evacuations and 68 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uqp5KkbMh08\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Live: Fire service gives update on West Midlands fires after evacuations and 68 injured\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqp5KkbMh08\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders are giving an update on the West Midlands wildfires, which ripped through houses and left 25 people hospitalised, including six firefighters.<\/p>\n<p>Fires have centred on Stourbridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Warstock and Cannock Chase.<\/p>\n<p>Many suffered from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion as a hundred firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze in Stourbridge last night, which was later declared as a major incident by West Midlands Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, visited the area on Friday and pledged his support for the fire and rescue services in the region, calling the situation &quot;awful&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency responders are giving an update on the West Midlands wildfires, which ripped through houses and left 25 people hospitalised, including six firefighters. Fires have centred on Stourbridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Warstock and Cannock Chase. 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