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By Isabelle Bates & Ryan Fahey The public is being advised to steer clear of a shopping centre as fire crews desperately try to bring a blaze under control. Heavy plumes of smoke can bee seen in the skies over Smethwick after a fire broke out at around 1.30pm today at a former cinema complex. Shoppers were told not to travel to the Windmill Shopping Centre. Road closures in the area are also likely, according to the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has said. A hydraulic aerial platform is at the scene along with 12 fire crews. The smoke in the area has been described as “severe”, reports Birm…

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