Shropshire Star

Pictures show smoke plume from tractor seen for miles as farm vehicle is destroyed

A tractor fire at the weekend that caused the fire service to warn of smoke plumes in the area, could be seen from miles away, as these pictures show.

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The blaze in Haven Hills Road, Brockton between Much Wenlock and Bridgnorth, saw three fire engines descend to the scene at noon on Sunday.

The tractor blaze pictured by Stephen Rex

The blaze was soon put out by fire crews, who described the tractor as being "100 per cent damaged by fire" but as these images show, the smoke produced from the vehicle fire could be seen miles away.

The tractor blaze pictured by Stephen Rex

Taken by resident Stephen Rex, who took the images from his house near Halesfield 7, the smoke plume can be seen billowing up into the skies above south Shropshire.