Wood shavings blaze at Bromfield silo

Nearly two tonnes of wood shavings caught fire at a Shropshire silo today.

Crews spent more than an hour-and-a-half tackling the blaze at Station Works in Bromfield, near Ludlow, which broke out at 6.35am.

It is not yet known what caused the fire, but no-one is believed to have been injured.

In all 17 firefighters were in attendance, with engines from Ludlow and Craven Arms and the incident commander from Shrewsbury was called to the scene.

The blaze was under control by 8.15am, but firefighters from Ludlow and Craven Arms remained at the scene this morning to carry out safety checks.

A spokeswoman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said fire crews used an extended hose reel jet to put out the fire.

She said: "The stop message came through at 8.13am but crews from Ludlow and Craven Arms remained at the site.

"It's not yet known what caused the fire, which involved about two tonnes of wood shavings."

She added: "We have no reason to believe anyone was injured as a result of the fire."

She said the wooden silo affected was about 46 feet wide and 49 feet high, and added that the fire crews on the scene were checking for hotspots and to make sure the fire was fully extinguished.