At 23:00 on September 8th, West Midlands Fire Service received a call to Liberty Heights, a 25 storey student accommodation block in Wolverhampton.
A fire had occurred when a fat pan was left unattended but when FRS personnel reached the flat, the fire had been extinguished by one head on the building’s sprinkler system.
Previously known as Victoria Hall, Liberty Heights was constructed in 2009 and is a reinforced concrete, clad building with an L shaped plan measuring 10m x 20m. It consists of two blocks, the tallest of which is 25 storeys.
FRS personnel were engaged in clear up operations after the event but no firefighting action was required.