Digger catches fire in Oswestry

Firefighters were called out to a blaze involving a digger in Oswestry on Monday.

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Two crews rushed to the scene

The incident in Tedsmore, at around 1.30pm on Monday(5,) saw two fire crews attend following reports of a vehicle fire.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said that on arrival the digger was "well alight" and crews used an extended hose-reel and dry powder to extinguish the fire.

The blaze was extinguished by 2.10pm.