Residents were evacuated from their homes when a fire broken out at a derelict building.
Photos show smoke and flames billowing from the site, in Marsh Lane, Walsall, West Midlands.
West Midlands Fire Service said 50 firefighters were at the scene and a hydraulic platform had been deployed.
Police said they were at the scene assisting with road closures and the evacuation of local residents. People have been urged to avoid the area.
Twitter user @Chely93x, who lives nearby said: "I thought there were fireworks going off it was so loud.
"I wondered what was going on.
"Then I opened my balcony doors and all I could see was black smoke and people screaming, everyone was out on the front."
At about 20:40 BST the fire service said the blaze was contained and under control, although as a precaution it had evacuated the Crown Lofts apartments.
Later it added that the fire had been extinguished and all residents had returned to their flats. Investigations have begun into the cause.
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2020-09-24 23:01:00Z
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