Kidderminster building fire - Major street 'blocked in both directions' - The Kidderminster Standard
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Fire rips through Kidderminster's former Wilko building

Kidderminster Editorial 8th Oct, 2025 Updated: 9th Oct, 2025

A BUILDING fire saw a major Kidderminster street blocked in both directions.

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Three Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews – two from Wyre Forest and one from Droitwich Fire Stations – were called at 11:37am on Wednesday (October 8) to a building fire on Oxford Street.

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The fire, on the ground floor of a property, was fought by four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using two hosereels.

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Oxford Street was blocked in both directions.

Fire crews were still at the scene at 1.30pm and traffic remains slow.