Shropshire Star

'Plastic comb' incident sparks house fire alert

Firefighters were called to a house fire after a plastic comb fell into an electric radiator and started a blaze.

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Two fire engines were mobilised from Wellington with an operations officer to Wesley Court, in Haybridge, Telford, at 4.40pm on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A plastic comb had fallen into electric radiator causing a small fire.

"Electrics have been isolated and thermal imaging camera used to check for any hot spots."

The crews' stop message was sent at 4.54pm.