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Firefighters tackle Shropshire barn blaze

Firefighters spent more than two hours tackling a large fire that tore through a Shropshire barn and three caravans overnight.

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The blaze broke out at 12.40am today in the Halford area of Craven Arms.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue said the fire involved a 9m x 4m barn, three caravans and a quantity of timber.

Five crews from Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Clun and Craven Arms attended the scene, who used a light pumping unit and the water carrier to extinguish the blaze.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, with fire investigation officers also at the scene.

Crews also used three hosereel jets and a main jet to tackle the fire, as well as four lots of breathing apparatus.

The ambulance service and police were also on hand.

Claire Brown, spokeswoman from West Midlands Ambulance Service, confirmed that although they attended, as well as a paramedic officer, nobody was injured and they were able to stand down at about 1am.

The fire service left the scene shortly after 2.45am.

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