Dramatic moment firefighters tackle lorry blaze on main Birmingham route

NewsMidlands NewsA hydraulic platform was deployed to tackle a lorry blaze birminghammail.co.uk16:20, 25 Aug 2026Recycling trailer fire on Alcester Road SouthA main Birmingham route was shut for more than three hours after a lorry caught on fire.‌The articulated HGV burst into flames as it was being driven along Alcester Road South, in Kings Heath, shortly before 11am on Tuesday (August 25).‌Fortunately no one was hurt and West Midlands Fire Service deployed a hydraulic aerial platform to douse the fire.‌Read More: Birmingham man 'who could not understand English' used impersonators to sit his driving theory testsThe road was closed in both directions and several bus routes diverted while the lorry was made safe.It was reopened just after 2.15pm.‌Ensure our latest headlines always appear a