Shropshire Star

Bonfire Night call-outs for emergency crews in Shropshire

Police and the county fire service were scrambled to a bonfire on open ground in Shrewsbury.

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The emergency services were scrambled to York Road at 6.01pm on Tuesday to a report of a fire in the open.

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from the town's fire station to carry out a risk assessment.

A spokesperson for the fire service said a bonfire in the area was left to burn out with police supervision.

The fire service incident stop message was received at 6.36pm.

At around the same time the Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said they received a call about a fire in the open in Culmington, Telford, at 6.16pm.

A crew from Telford Central was sent to the scene.

A spokesperson said it was a small campfire measuring approximately two square metres that had been left unattended.

Crews extinguished it using one hosereel jet and sent a stop message at 6.29pm.