Fire at Black Country Living Museum chip shop

The Black Country Living Museum gives visitors a taste of ordinary life in Victorian England

Crews have tackled a fire in a fryer at the chip shop at the Black Country Living Museum, West Midlands Fire Service said.

The blaze started at about 16:10 BST at the site in Dudley and firefighters left the scene about an hour later.

Nobody was evacuated or rescued from the chip shop and no-one was injured.

Earlier, the fire service said crews from Dudley and Tipton were making good progress putting out the blaze, when two appliances were at the scene.

A spokesperson for the museum said: "There was a minor incident at Black Country Living Museum today involving one of our historic fryers at Hobbs' and Sons Fish and Chip Shop.

"There were no injuries and visitors and staff in the vicinity were quickly evacuated from the immediate area. Thank you to the team at WM Fire Service for their speedy response."

As the chip shop undergoes a full service, the fish and chips will be available from other locations on site, they added.