FIREFIGHTERS battled flames after a blaze broke out at a derelict pub in Dudley last night (Friday January 25).

West Midlands Fire Service received a number of calls about an incident at the King Arthur pub on Priory Road.

Flames were seen at 9.56pm in a ground floor extension, police put a cordon in place at the scene while crews extinguished the flames.

The cause of the fire is unknown.