Firefighters tackle blaze in woodland near Shrewsbury
Shropshire firefighters worked for almost two hours to tackle a fire that had broken out in a wooded area near Shrewsbury.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Isle Lane in Bicton, north of Shrewsbury, at around 1.45pm on Friday (August 15).
Upon arrival, the Shrewsbury crew found that a fire had broken out in the undergrowth of a wooded area.
They tackled the blaze using a hose reel jet, shovels, forks and brooms.
The stop message, which indicates the fire was under control, was received at 3.36pm.
Many fires have broken out around the county involving parched grass and undergrowth following the hot and dry summer Shropshire has experienced so far.
The fourth heatwave of the summer hit the country this week - with only 2mm of rainfall overall in the week ending August 12.
Following a large wildfire in Claverley, near Bridgnorth on Thursday, the fire service's wildfire support officer Craig Jackson reiterated the service's warning to the public to avoid anything which could trigger a wildfire during the exceptionally dry spell.
He said: "We are still warning residents not to take barbecues into the countryside, be careful disposing of glass bottles and smoking material and please do not have bonfires during this dry period."
