In pictures: West Bromwich factory fire

A major fire at a disused factory in the West Midlands caused traffic problems and threatened to spread to a petrol station before army firefighters gained control.

Traffic quickly built up on approaches to the West Bromwich area with smoke visible from miles away

The police sealed off streets surrounding the fire including the Black Country Spine Road

One Green Goddess had to stop pumping water when its engine overheated

Army personnel managed to get close into the fire as they struggled to bring it under control

The fire was kept away from a petrol station just yards from the burning factory

But nothing could be done to save the buildings on the industrial estate