Police and firefighters are responding to an incident outside Birmingham prison, reportedly carried out by two masked men armed with a gun.

West Midlands police said: “Several cars have been set on fire. There are no reported injuries. Two masked men, reportedly armed with a firearm, were seen to make off in a vehicle.”

The West Midlands fire service said two fire engines and 10 firefighters were responding to the incident, which involved “a number of cars”.

It is understood that two prison officers walked onto the car park and saw two masked men spraying an unknown substance on several vehicles. One of the masked men then reportedly pulled a gun out and threatened the wardens to stay back.

The substance sprayed on the cars was then set alight, causing them to burst into flames. The men are then believed to have fled the scene by escaping over a fence.



