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Crews work for over 10 hours as blaze rips through workshop near Bridgnorth

Fire crews worked for over 10 hours to tackle a fire that broke out at a workshop near Bridgnorth.

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Fire crews were at the scene of the blaze for more than 11 hours. Photo: Bridgnorth Fire Station

Shropshire Fire and Rescue was called to a commercial fire in Billingsley, at just before 6am on Tuesday.

Cleobury Mortimer crews were first on the scene on Bynd Lane to discover a large garage building ablaze, with numerous vehicles and equipment inside.

Crews were first called at around 6am on Tuesday. Photo: Bridgnorth Fire Station.

Pumps from Telford Central, Tweedale, Much Wenlock Fire Station, Tenbury Fire Station and Wyre Forest Fire Station came to support the initial firefighting operations.

While the fire was largely under control by around 11am, crews remained at the scene until about 4pm, dealing with hot spots and salvage operations.

The scene of the blaze. Photo: Bridgnorth Fire Station.

Photos shared by Bridgnorth Fire Station showed the single-storey workshop to be entirely consumed by the blaze.