Watch: Firefighters battle a dangerous fire at a home in Highgate, Birmingham

Firefighters were called to a residential building, Kemble Croft, on Belgravia Close in the Highgate area of Birmingham yesterday (June 1).

A dramatic video of the incident shows how firefighters doused the roof fire in the two story residential property. The cause of the fire has not been revealed yet.

The firefighters led two people to safety from the building while 16 were able to exit themselves. At 4.45pm on June 1, around 30 firefighters responded to a fire with five fire engines, and a 4x4 Brigade Response Vehicle from a number of city fire stations.

A hydraulic aerial platform and a drone team were also mobilised. The fire involved a large, two-storey residential building, with a number of cars parked nearby. Hose reels and a main jet were used to tackle the fire.

West Midlands Fire Service said: “We also requested the support of police, ambulance and city council colleagues at the scene.”

Around 7pm, they scaled down their resources at the scene with a number of hotspots remaining. This incident has since been marked closed by the fire service.