Casualty taken to hospital after building blaze involving tractor, fuel, and gas cylinders near Bridgnorth

One person was taken to hospital with “potentially serious injuries” after firefighters battled a blaze at a trading estate.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been alerted to the incident at Ditton Priors, between Bridgnorth and Cleobury Mortimer, around 7.22am today - Wednesday, September 9.

The fire was reported in an outbuilding at Ditton Priors Trading Estate.

Two fire crews were sent to the scene and reported a building “fully involved in fire”.

It added that the building contained a tractor, fuel and gas cylinders.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a fire on Brown Clee Road in Ditton Priors at 7.48am and sent an ambulance to the scene. On arrival, crews found a man, who was treated for potentially serious injuries before being conveyed to Princess Royal Hospital.”

Firefighters wore breathing equipment while using hose reel jets to tackle the blaze.

An update from the fire service said: “Crews attended reports of an outbuilding fully involved in fire, containing a tractor, fuel and gas cylinders.

“Fire Service personnel extinguished the fire using two hose reel jets, two breathing apparatus, a ground monitor to remotely cool the cylinders and a thermal imaging camera to check for residual hot spots.

“One casualty on scene was taken to hospital by West Midlands Ambulance Service.”