Tower block residents evacuated due to fire

The fire started on the 17th floor of Cleveland Tower, which is near the junction of Holloway Head and the A38

A tower block had to be evacuated after a fire started on the 17th floor.

The fire at Cleveland tower on Holloway Head in Birmingham began at about 05:00 BST.

Forty firefighters were sent to the scene and the fire was contained to one room, but it caused "significant smoke logging" to several floors, West Midlands Fire Service said.

A man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital.

The fire affected about 20% of the flat and had been fully put out by 07:30, with eight appliances being deployed, and no other casualties reported.

At about 09:00 residents, apart from those on the affected floor, were safely allowed back into their homes.

Forty firefighters were sent to the scene

Roads that had been closed for safety, including Holloway Head and Ellis Street, have been reopened.

Investigations are taking place and the cause of the fire is not yet confirmed.

Ali Daniel lives on the fourth floor of Cleveland Tower

A resident on the fourth floor, Ali Daniel, said a family member was "smelling fire".

"We immediately started evacuating," he said, "we were trying to wake everyone up."