Drone sent up as firefighters tackle large woodland blaze in Telford
Firefighters used a drone to tackle a large woodland fire in Telford last night (Monday, August 25).
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Three fire engines were sent to Snedshill shortly after 11pm where there was a 100m by 40m fire.
A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services spokesman said: “At 11.11pm SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire in Telford involving an area of woodland roughly 100m x 40m.
“Two main jets, thermal imaging camera and a drone in use.”
Fire crews were sent to the scene from Telford Central and Wellington.
