EMERGENCY services across Worcestershire are under pressure as the county deals with multiple wildfires that have led to home evacuations.
Residents who have been forced to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire on Lancelott Court, off Three Springs Road, in Pershore, are currently residing at a relief centre at Pershore Leisure Centre.
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The centre is designed to help support any residents who are currently unable to return home.
A number of homes have been damaged, and 30 properties in the area have been evacuated.
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Worcester News has contacted Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service this morning (Friday), which has told us it is currently too busy to provide the latest update on the wildfire situation in Worcestershire as of 8pm.
What is the wildfire situation in Stourbridge?
Over in Stourbridge, a major fire continues to disrupt services across the region, including West Midlands Railway Services.
Homes in the town have also been evacuated, with the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) remaining at the scene.
Teams have been deployed across Racecourse Lane, Norton Road, Ounty John Lane, Quarry Park, Brunswick Gate, Melrose Drive and Worcester Lane.
In Worcestershire, around 200 properties were without power yesterday but the National Grid site suggests power has now been restored.
Residents in Worcestershire who have not been evacuated are advised to keep windows and doors closed as a precaution due to remaining smoke and smoulder in the area.
In neighbouring counties, emergency services across the region said they are also tackling fires in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, and Pershore in Worcestershire.
