Fire at the IM Marsh site There is a significant fire at buildings on the IM Marsh site. Fire crews and emergency services are working to tackle it and ensure public safety. I have spoken with emergency services. Barkhill Road, North Sudley Road and Mossley Hill Road are closed while they deal with the fire. Residents in the surrounding streets are being asked to stay indoors and keep their windows closed. I know this will be worrying for people nearby. Please follow that advice and give the emergency services the space they need. My thoughts and prayers are with the firefighters and emergency personnel working to tackle the blaze and keep people safe. I hope everyone at the site is safe and that no one has been injured. The priority now is the safety of residents and supporting the emergency response. At a meeting last month with the university, the police and the residents’ association, we raised concerns about the risk of an incident of this nature at the site and discussed working with the university to improve security. Once the immediate situation is under control, I will follow up with the university, those responsible for maintaining the site and local residents to establish what happened and what needs to be done. I will share further confirmed information as it becomes available. For now, please follow the advice of the emergency services.