Shropshire Star

Crews tackle fire at Shifnal Industrial Estate

A fire in a woodchipping unit on Shifnal Industrial Estate took more than an hour to bring under control.

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About 200 tonnes of woodchip and chipping machines went up in flames in the incident last night.

The alarm was raised just after 7.20pm with fire crews from Albrighton, Telford, Tweedale and Wellington quickly on the scene.

Firefighters donned breathing apparatus to bring the blaze under control just before 9pm.

Police were also called out to the incident and the cause of the blaze is still being investigated.

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