{"id":7812,"date":"2025-09-15T20:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:46:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:46:29","slug":"blaze-breaks-out-at-birmingham-tower-refurb-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/blaze-breaks-out-at-birmingham-tower-refurb-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaze breaks out at Birmingham tower refurb site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire crews battled on Monday afternoon to put out a blaze on the top floor of a 16-storey tower in Birmingham currently undergoing refurbishment work.<\/p>\n<p>The Colmore Gate tower is currently undergoing renovation work which started this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The office and retail building was originally constructed in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"474739\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrilliantideasltd.co.uk%2Falimats%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6507-BI---Alimats-MPU---Constuction-Enquirer_01_s2.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>West Midlands Fire Service said six engines, three brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform were needed to bring the blaze under control.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fire in Birmingham, on Colmore Row. Tram lines stopped either side. Traffic backing up. Smoke still coming out the roof but not as bad. Can&#8217;t see through the glass how deep the fire goes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sgs7d3G70B\">pic.twitter.com\/Sgs7d3G70B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Squire (@dan5qu1r3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dan5qu1r3\/status\/1967619390192730600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"454840\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.reg.buzz%2Fukcw-birmingham-2025%2Fconstruction-enquirer%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UKCW25 300x250 2.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"128950\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jctltd.co.uk%2Fjct-construct%2Fdigital-subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JCT-Construct_ConstEnq_MPU_300x250px-June2025.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/4CfHyUu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire crews battled on Monday afternoon to put out a blaze on the top floor of a 16-storey tower in Birmingham currently undergoing refurbishment work. The Colmore Gate tower is currently undergoing renovation work which started this summer. The office and retail building was originally constructed in the early 1990s. 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