Adult and child escape fire in high-rise flats
The fire service was called to Longfield House
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About 25 firefighters have attended a fire in a 21-storey block of flats in Wolverhampton.
The fire started on the fifth floor of Longfield House in Heath Town at about 19:50 BST.
An adult and a child left the flat before the fire service arrived and everyone has been accounted for.
The fire affected the living room and caused smoke damage to the rest of the flat on Tithe Croft.
Five fire engines, from Wolverhampton, Tettenhall, Bloxwich, Bilston and Dudley were at the scene.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire.
The adult and child received precautionary checks from paramedics, the fire service said.
The fire affected a living room and caused smoke damage
Five fire engines were at the scene
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