Flooding, Guild Close, Birmingham
Crews are dealing with flooding affecting multiple residents of a highrise block in Guild Close, Birmingham
Guild Close, Birmingham, UK
West Midlands Fire Service crews are currently dealing with flooding in a 15-storey high-rise building in Guild Close, Birmingham. We responded with four fire engines and 18 firefighters, who arrived at the scene in under 5 minutes. Approximately 128 residents have been evacuated as a precaution, due to flooding affecting the building’s electrics. Displaced residents have been temporarily housed at Ladywood Community Centre. Crews are working closely with Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Police, Severn Trent Water and the electricity board to bring this incident to a resolution. We have now reduced our resources at the scene to three pump rescue ladders and 15 firefighters and the water has been safely isolated.
Updates for this incident
The last of our crews left the scene at 3.40am. Residents were due to stay at the community centre until daylight hours, with their return to their homes being managed by Birmingham City Council.
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