A CAR which was on fire in a Belbroughton street yesterday afternoon (August 22) has been put out by firefighters from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.

Crews from the Bromsgrove fire station were alerted at 4.42pm and attended the incident in Madeley Road.

The fire had also spread and affected five metres of a nearby hedgerow.

The crews were able to extinguish the flames using two breathing apparatus and a hose reel.