Pub damaged in ‘severe’ kitchen fire

The cause of a fire which ripped through a Brierley Hill pub kitchen has been confirmed as having started from a steak cooking on a flame grill.

Fire crews from Brierley Hill and Stourbridge battled a blaze at The New Wellington Pub on Brettell Lane on Monday.

Brierley Hill Fire Service said the blaze spread by fat oil from the grill catching fire.

It is understood that no one was injured in the fire.

West Midlands Fire Service tweeted at 6pm:

We currently have 3 Fire Engines in attendance at a fire on Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill. Crews from @WMFSBrierleyH @WMFSStourbridge and the HP from @WMFSOldbury are dealing with a severe fire in the kitchen area of a Public House. Brettell Lane is closed, please avoid the area.

— West Midlands Fire Service (@WestMidsFire) June 21, 2021