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Firefighters scrambled to report of a fire at a house in Telford

A domestic electrical unit caught fire at a house in Telford causing an alert for the emergency services.

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But when two fire appliances from Telford Central and Wellington got to the scene in Candlin Way, Lawley, at 7.53am on Thursday they found it was out on arrival.

A fire service operations officer was also sent to the scene.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was a fire "involving domestic electrical consumer unit that was out on arrival."

They carried out a full inspection using a thermal camera.

The incident was declared over at 8:14am.