Shropshire Star

Firefighters tackle North Shropshire farm blaze tackled after vehicle fire spreads to shed and straw bales

Firefighters brought an early‑morning farm blaze under control after a vehicle fire spread to nearby bales and an outbuilding.

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The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a farm near Market Drayton at around 5am on Wednesday, February 2, following reports of a fire. 

Crews from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington fire stations were sent to the scene. 

Upon arrival, firefighters found the incident involved a farm vehicle which had caught fire, and the blaze had spread to nearby straw bales and a shed.

The team tackled the blaze using jets and reported the scene was under control by 6am.