A BUSY road in Kidderminster has been partly closed after fires ripped through nearby fields earlier today (July 19).

At least a dozen fire fighters were called to the A451 Stourbridge Road to extinguish the flames around 3pm, which engulfed the area in thick smoke.

Meanwhile, Police cordoned off a section of the road and coordinated the amounting traffic disrupted by the incident.

The section of the road which is currently closed is the eastbound carriageway between B4189 Park Gate Road (Park Gate Pub Junction) and Waggon Lane.