THE air ambulance has been sent to the scene of a massive industrial fire in Kidderminster.
West Midlands Ambulance Service has not yet said whether there are any casualties at the fire in Park Street.
The fire broke out just before 3pm at an industrial unit.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service has warned residents near Park Street, Kidderminster to close windows and doors while emergency services respond to the large fire.
Air ambulance has landed behind the house, on the canals. Hope everyone is safe and it gets under control! #kidderminster pic.twitter.com/e9yWFjeSVv
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They have also asked people to please avoid the area.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We received a call from the fire service reporting a large fire in Park Street, Kidderminster at 2.53pm today (Wednesday).
"We currently have an ambulance, three paramedic officers, Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham with a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic on board at the scene."
For updates see our live report from the scene of the industrial fire.
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