A FIRE has ripped through a Jaguar Land Rover factory with eight fire engines rushing to the scene.
Smoke has been seen filling the skies around the site in Birmingham with 50 firefighters from nine different stations tackling the blaze.
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Emergency services were called to reports of a fire in the Castle Vale area early this morning.
The extent of the fire at the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) site is not yet known but there have been no injuries.
West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the fire had been extinguished shortly after 9.30am and the sprinklers deactivated.
A driver passing the site captured images and said the blaze could be spotted from miles away.
“There was a load of smoke coming from the building, going right up into the sky,” they told Coventry Live.
“I noticed it from miles away and then as I got closer realised it was the JLR building.”
Another witness who saw the smoke told Birmingham Live: “There were huge flames and a lot of black smoke.
“The whole area smelt like as if plastic or rubber when it burns, there were lots of fire service sirens.”
In an update, a spokesperson for the fire service said: “Firefighters will remain at the scene to extinguish hotspots whilst ventilation takes place.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed there were no patients and they have since left the site.
They said: “We were called by West Midlands Fire Service to a building fire on Chester Road, Castle Vale.
“One paramedic officer responded to the scene to support fire colleagues.
“Thankfully there were no patients and WMAS has since cleared from the scene.”
Jaguar Land Rover also confirmed the blaze at the site this morning.
A spokesperson for the company said: “West Midlands Fire Service attended a fire in a block at our Castle Bromwich site this morning.
“The incident was resolved quickly with no reported injuries.
“Fire teams remain at the scene to support investigations.”
Earlier this morning, the fire service posted a statement that read: “Shortly before 8.15am on Tuesday (24 June), we responded to Chester Road in the Castle Vale area of Birmingham.
“Eight fire engines, three 4×4 brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform are in attendance, crewed by around 50 firefighters.”
They added: “This is a fire at a vehicle manufacturing plant.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are tackling the blaze.”
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