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Six fire crews tackle blaze at care home near Oswestry

Six fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a care home.

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Six fire crews were sent to the scene of the blaze

Fire crews were called to Meadowbrook Care Home at Gobowen, near Oswestry, at about 3.45am.

Residents of the home were evacuated while crews from Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Ellesmere, and Tweedale were sent to help.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was in a roof space at the property and that all residents were accounted for.

The ambulance service, the police, Shropshire Council, and North Wales Fire Service all attended the scene.]

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a fire at an address on Twmpath Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry at 6.23am. One paramedic officer was sent to the scene. On arrival, we found everyone had been evacuated and was accounted for with no injuries."

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