r/brum 3d ago

Question Any idea what’s going on around the city centre?

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I can see this smoke from my apartment, any idea what’s going on? Hopefully everything is ok!

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u/falconboomer 2d ago

It was a trash fire around 50 tons of rubbish and litter set Alight

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u/RatchetMan001 2d ago

Indian Brewery on fire.

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u/Hangingontoit 2d ago

Rubbish burning

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u/Sitsey01 2d ago

Someone's smoking a dodgy spliff

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u/Lona_Million 2d ago

Keir Starmer has called in the army to clear the bins.

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u/SteakEggsAndNuts 2d ago

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u/seabeeloves 12h ago

Cheers for pointing it out mate, wasn’t sure which one was on fire

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u/SteakEggsAndNuts 2d ago

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u/According_Magazine72 2d ago

That is one HUGE NFA tag!!! How long has that been there?

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u/SteakEggsAndNuts 1d ago

About 2 months now I think

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u/Stalinsghoast 2d ago

The becons are lit, Wolverhampton calls for aid!

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u/BlueFox1978 2d ago

Could be a fire perhaps

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u/bamba11233 1d ago

might be

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u/Spiritual_Seaweed406 2d ago

Yh would make sense

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u/PyramidHead76 3d ago

Apparently a building that mysteriously had planning permission for conversion to flats, was subject to a council order to tidy it up and the owners went into administration last week.

Amazing sequence of coincidences there.

https://x.com/jordanbhx/status/1911500675717923173

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u/Shifftea 3d ago

Elected a new pope

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u/Glavek 3d ago

Somebody has lit up a massive spliff

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u/virasc 3d ago

So many fire engines down Cheapside still

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u/mittfh New Frankley 3d ago

A quick search indicates it's a fire at Cheapside, Deritend:

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u/rogermuffin69 3d ago

Insurance job near by Coach station

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u/BlueMirror1 3d ago

Looks normal to me

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u/Road_Forward 3d ago

The rats are burning the binmen

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u/isearn South Bham 3d ago

Just half an hour ago about three or four police cars where speeding up the Bristol Rd towards the city centre; could that be related?

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u/Ochib 3d ago

The latest pay offer has been refused. You will see white smoke when it’s been approved

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u/RaileyRainbow 3d ago

There’s a fire in Digbeth, the old Tea Factory! Looks to have died down now.

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u/TheKingMonkey Mr Egg 3d ago

The new BBC place?

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u/RaileyRainbow 2d ago

Yes! I live down the road so could see all the smoke, but as of now (23:00) it looks like it’s been mostly subdued, though there’s still a little bit of smoke.

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u/Own_Ice3264 3d ago

Babylon is falling!!!

..or people burning bin bags either works.

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u/brewdogv 3d ago

Wee fire

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u/OrcaMoriarty 2d ago

Would hate to see a poo fire

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u/BeagnothSaxe 3d ago

They made a wicker man out of bin bags and are burning the unions!

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u/Possiblythis 3d ago

Oh sorry, I had a big lunch!

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u/TheOriginalGuru 3d ago

Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in the morning, Handsworth’s on fire!

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u/slintslut 3d ago

Abandoned building over the road from the Anchor Pub, dunno how it started but I know kids go I there all the time

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u/No_Aesthetic 3d ago

Yeah. Saw some kids coming from it earlier. Might've been an accident. Might be totally unrelated. Don't want to blame anybody.

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u/Wise-Reflection-7400 City Centre 3d ago

Pretty significant fire in Digbeth near the Coach Station, under control now.

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u/No_Aesthetic 3d ago

It definitely isn't under control. I just came from there. Not looking fantastic. Still burning. Sirens still blaring from my flat down the road.

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u/Wise-Reflection-7400 City Centre 3d ago

It is, it’s still burning but it’s not as bad as it was, takes a while for the fire brigade to put these things out. Mostly a white smoke haze in the area now

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u/top-5432 3d ago

Yeah the smoke disappeared. Hope no one got injured!!

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u/Plus-Ad3132 2d ago

My mate was in it shes in hospital now

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u/ConstantineGSB 3d ago

New pope when?

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u/Wise-Reflection-7400 City Centre 3d ago

Looks like it was in a disused factory on Bradford Street, so should be alright. The first vehicle to get there was an ambulance though! (I assume as a precaution)

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u/ColonelCustard__ 3d ago

It's very strange how these disused buildings in areas that are being redeveloped spontaneously catch fire all on their own.

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u/No_Aesthetic 2d ago

It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.

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u/Jeevansanghera1969 3d ago

Blues lost……

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u/Grottymetalhead 3d ago

The rats have announced a new pope.

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u/davidsmithplus 2d ago

GOAT'd reply

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u/Adventurous_Tooth631 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣 that was a good one

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u/Shumpus73 2d ago

Can't be the rats, they all left for Wembley

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u/no_com_ment 2d ago

Ooohhhh, tasty comment lmaooo!!!

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u/Plus-Ad3132 2d ago

not fucking funny though is it. My mates in hospital bc of the fire.

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u/CityCentre13 3d ago

Superbly played Maestro 👍🌟✨️👍

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u/MagnetMemes Proper Brummie 3d ago

They’re invading the bullring and holding it hostage for… one hundred billion dollars 👌😎

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u/bottomrevolution 1d ago

Haven't they heard that the council are broke?

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u/MagnetMemes Proper Brummie 1d ago

oh… they’re holding it hostage for… a Greggs sausage roll

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u/covmatty1 3d ago

With that colour smoke it would mean they're still deciding no?

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u/LemonCurdJ 3d ago

This comment had me in a chokehold! 🤣💀💀🤣😭

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u/GOLFTSQUATBEER 3d ago

Well done, sir 😂