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Telford firefighters tackle bin arson

Arsonists set fire to a bin in Telford.

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Fire crews from Wellington were called to extinguish the blaze close to the entrance of Huntington Mine in Little Wenlock just after 12pm yesterday.

Firefighters tackle the bin fire. Photo: @SFRSWellington

Firefighters said they believed the fire to have been started deliberately.

Later that day, fire crews from Tweedale were called to extinguish another bin fire at the skate park in Southgate, Sutton Hill.

The fire broke out just after 10pm and was put out using buckets of water within 20 minutes.

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