South Shropshire fire crews called to fuse board blaze in 50ft barn
Three fire crews were called to a blaze at a barn in south Shropshire.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Bishop's Castle, Clun, and Craven Arms were sent to the incident at Rockhill near Clun at around 1.57am today (Sunday, January 11).
The fire involved a fuse board within a barn measuring around 50 square feet.
An update from the fire service said the crews used dry powder extinguishers and a hose reel jet to tackle the blaze.
The incident was declared under control and over at around 2.40am.
Clun Fire Station later posted an update on social media, saying: "At 1.59am today, our crews were mobilised by fire control to a barn fire in the Rockhill area.
"On arrival, we found a developing fire within the building, and used dry powder extinguishers to successfully control it.
"Crews then used the thermal imaging camera to ensure there were no hot spots.
"Thankfully, the quick actions of the crew stopped this escalating further and only a small portion of the building was affected.
"We were assisted at the incident by crews from Bishop's Castle and Craven Arms."
