Firefighters battle blaze involving manure that 'spontaneously combusted' in field near Market Drayton
Firefighters have tackled a blaze involving a large quantity of manure that had "spontaneously combusted".
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 9.55am today (Wednesday, June 25) reporting a fire in farmland off Sandy Lane near Market Drayton.
Two fire crews were sent from Market Drayton and Whitchurch fire stations to the scene.
Reports from the fire service said a "large quantity" of manure inside a field had "spontaneously combusted".
A spokesperson said the cause is unknown and confirmed that nobody was involved in the incident.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet from an incident support unit to extinguish the fire.
The fire was under control by 11.34am.
