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Car blaze

9:30am Saturday 17th May 2008


A KIDDERMINSTER fire crew attended a car fire in Wolverley early this morning.

They spent half an hour tackling the blaze in Kingsford Lane after arriving at 1am.

Watch manager, Mick Rowlands, said the Renault Espace was "completely destroyed".

He added that the car was found in an area known for the "dumping" of stolen cars.

Police were on the scene. They are checking their records to see if the car was stolen.

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