Three hospitalised after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires set West Midlands homes alight

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 13, 2026 6:35pm Updated August 13, 2026 9:54pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A child and three firefighters have been taken to hospital following a grass wildfire which set several houses alight in an ‘apocalyptic scene’. West Midlands Fire Service has said it is facing ‘extreme levels of demand’ as crews battled a large fire in the Stourbridge area that forced residents to flee their homes. Drone footage released by the service shows a number of buildings on fire and huge plumes of smoke as crews scrambled to put the fires out. Stourbridge Town Hall has now been opened as a rescue centre for people who have been forced to leave their homes. In a warning issued o