Fire crews called to woodland blaze near Shropshire caravan park

Fire crews were called to a blaze in woodland sparked by a bonfire.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been alerted to the incident at Park Hall Caravan Site near Oswestry at midday today (Saturday, August 8).

Three fire crews were sent to the scene from Ellesmere, Wem, and North Wales.

An update from the fire service said: “This incident involved a small bonfire which had spread to nearby woodland affecting an area measuring 15 by 15 meters, extinguished by fire service personnel using two hose reel jets and a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots.”