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| Fire starts at Wolverhampton builders merchants | Fire starts at Wolverhampton builders merchants |
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| A large fire has started at a builders merchants in Wolverhampton. | A large fire has started at a builders merchants in Wolverhampton. |
| Up to 50 firefighters are at the fire in Carvers builders merchants, on Littles Lane, which began at about 11:40 GMT. No-one has been hurt. | Up to 50 firefighters are at the fire in Carvers builders merchants, on Littles Lane, which began at about 11:40 GMT. No-one has been hurt. |
| Owner Henry Carver said: "It just happened so quickly. That's 115 years of history destroyed." | Owner Henry Carver said: "It just happened so quickly. That's 115 years of history destroyed." |
| West Midlands Police has urged drivers to avoid the area. The smoke has also caused major disruption to train services in the area. | |
| 'Last to leave' | |
| Passengers are advised to check with National Rail for the latest information about service disruption and diversions. | |
| Mr Carver said: "The fire started in the middle. We evacuated very quickly. | Mr Carver said: "The fire started in the middle. We evacuated very quickly. |
| "I don't think I would be wrong to say I was the last person to leave, I made sure everyone was out. | "I don't think I would be wrong to say I was the last person to leave, I made sure everyone was out. |
| "It is just the speed with which it has destroyed 115... years of trading." | "It is just the speed with which it has destroyed 115... years of trading." |
| Mr Carver said he was relieved no-one had been hurt. | Mr Carver said he was relieved no-one had been hurt. |
| School closed | |
| "Buildings I guess can be rebuilt but lives cannot," he added. | "Buildings I guess can be rebuilt but lives cannot," he added. |
| Wolverhampton City Council said Woden Primary School had been closed early due to the fire. | |
| Neighbours in the immediate vicinity have also been evacuated from their homes as a precaution. | |
| Arriva Train Wales has suspended services between Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton and Wellington, but replacement buses are running. | |
| CrossCountry and Virgin Trains services are being diverted between Birmingham New Street and Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe. | |
| London Midland services are suspended between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury, and between New Street and Stafford. | |
| Trains between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will run between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street only. | |
| The West Midland Metro service is running between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. |