Trains halted as firefighters tackle Shropshire garage blaze
Trains were delayed today as firefighters tackled a nearby blaze at a garage in Shropshire.
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Firefighters were called to the blaze at Leebotwood, in the south of the county, at 6.46am.
West Mercia Police asked for trains to be stopped at Leebotwood because of the fire, causing knock-on delays later of one hour between Shrewsbury and Craven Arms.
Crews from Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury, Telford, Tweedale and Wellington tackled the fire, which engulfed 90 per cent of the garage.
