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  1. 'Incredibly worrying,' says former MP

    Former Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb, who lives about three-quarters of a mile away from Norton Road, says she found out about the fire from the smell of smoke. She saw ash falling from the sky and "huge plumes of smoke".

    Webb says the flames may have spread to Stourbridge Golf Course but this was not yet unconfirmed.

    She praised the firefighters tackling the blaze, adding: "To have 60 firefighters there shows you the intensity of it."

    People "far and wide out of Stourbridge town" could see the smoke, she told the BBC.

    A woman wearing a black suit jacket and a purple shirt is sitting in a tv studio with a red and blue backdrop.

  2. 'Air filled with smoke'

    Chris Dunnington was passing Norton Road, Stourbridge while the fire was burning at about 15:00 BST.

    He said the "air was filled with smoke" and he saw people "crowding around taking videos".

    A fire engine is parked on a road with a plume of smoke seen in the distance. There are trees and houses either side of the road as well as parked vehicles further back.
    Thick plumes of smoke cover a residential area. Vehicles are queuing around a roundabout as people stand in the street and watch the plume of smoke come down.Chris Dunnington
    Thick plumes of smoke cover a residential area while police block the entrance to one street.Chris Dunnington

  3. Train services cancelled

    Network Rail says all services between Stourbridge Junction and Hagley are currently suspended due the fire alongside the track.

    "We are supporting the emergency services while they deal with this incident," they said in a statement on X.

  4. Two people injured
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    West Midlands Fire Service says there have been two people affected by heat and smoke from the fire.

    There are understood to be a number of nearby properties experiencing power issues.

  5. Six properties on fire
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    Six properties are now affected by the fire, the fire service has confirmed.

    They added the blaze was estimated to involve an area of about 40 acres, including a wood.

  6. 'Loud explosions, loud cracking and dense smoke'

    BBC reporter Ian Murphy said he could smell smoke in the air in Wollaston, a few miles away from the fire.

    "The inside of the house smells so strongly that I went to check in the garden and upstairs in case the fire was much closer," he said.

    "My parents live round the corner from the fire and said they first noticed it when they went to sit outside at around 13:00 BST.

    "They can hear very loud explosions, loud cracking and there's loads of dense smoke in the air."

  7. Smoke seen for miles around

    A huge plume of smoke was reported in the area around Stourbridge Golf Course on Thursday afternoon, from about 13:00 BST.

    People have been advised to avoid the area and nearby residents told to keep doors and windows shut.

    A large plume of smoke can be seen in the distance, billowing above a residential street in the foreground with cars parked either side.Suzanne Webb

  8. Sixty firefighters tackling blaze

    About 60 firefighters are tackling a huge grass fire near a golf course, with flames said by witnesses to be spreading across roads in some places.

    The BBC understands a number of properties have been evacuated and some homes have caught fire.

    Keep following us for live updates on this breaking story.