Blaze destroys caravan
Saturday 6th August 2011, 11:30AM BST.
A caravan was completely destroyed and the outside of a house was badly damaged today after a fire broke out in Shropshire.
The blaze started at about 12.40am in a caravan which was parked on the driveway of a house in Holyhead Road in Oakengates, Telford.
Firefighters said the flames quickly spread to the house and destroyed several large fir trees on the driveway.
Melted
The fire also damaged the exterior of the house, exposing brick and timberwork while two of the main front windows melted in the heat.
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