Delivery van completely destroyed by fire in Welsh border village

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Shropshire fire crews were called to a village on the Welsh border to help put out a fire that completely destroyed a delivery van.

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services were called to Prescott Road in the parish of Brampton Bryan at around 9am on Thursday, following reports of a vehicle fire.

One crew from Clun fire station were mobilised to the incident near Leintwardine.

A spokesperson for the service said the fire involved one delivery van that had been "fully destroyed". 

Crews used three hose reel jets to tackle the blaze and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots. 

The stop message, which indicates the scene was under control, was received at 9.51am. 

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