Fire service respond to multiple undergrowth fires in Shrewsbury

Water and beaters were used to banish the flames which involved undergrowth and hedges.

Firefighters have responded to the scene of multiple undergrowth fires in Shrewsbury.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze at White Hart at around 1.15pm today (August 1).

Water and beaters were used to banish the flames which involved undergrowth and hedges.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “This incident involved 10 square metres of undergrowth and hedges, crews used buckets of water and beaters to extinguish.”

The fire service also attended another undergrowth fire in Sunfield Park, Shrewsbury at around 3.41pm.

A spokesperson said this “incident involved 20 square metres of undergrowth and one fence panel on fire, crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish.”

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