Watch plumes of smoke in the air after major grassland fire at Barr Beacon
The clips were sent into the Express & Star by Stephen Kenneth.
Video footage has captured plumes of smoke over Barr Beacon following a major grassland fire.
The clips, which were sent into the Express & Star by Stephen Kenneth, show firefighters at the scene of the incident earlier this afternoon (August 2).
West Midlands Fire Service confirmed they had eight crews on the scene in Great Barr at around 3.15pm.
Members of the public have been urged to avoid the area.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Fire Service said: “We have 8 crews in attendance at Barr Beacon, Great Barr, where they I've responded to a large Grassland Fire.
“Please avoid the area, where possible.”
Beacon Road has been closed in both directions from B4151 Beacon Hill to Bridle Lane.
Councillor Adrian Andrew, who was at the scene, said: “A friend of mine texted me the the incident that the fire brigade had posted, so I made my way up here as the local council and chairman of our beacon trust to try and find out if I could see what was going on and see if I could help. I hope people are safe.
“I hope there's no injury to life, but I'm very, very worried about the damage that's been done to Barr Beacon, and obviously one of the things that we'll be doing tomorrow is assessing the is assessing the damage with council officers.
“Hopefully, we'll be able to make it safe and we will have to do some work in order to stop people accessing some of the damaged areas and if there's any damage to the the memorial itself, we will get it fixed. It's incredibly sad and incredibly concerning, and I'm very fearful about the damage that we'll see tomorrow.”