Dramatic scenes as firefighters tackled pub fire on a Shropshire town high street
There were dramatic scenes on a high street in a Shropshire town as six fire crews tackled a blaze at a popular pub.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent a number of fire engines to the incident at The Barley, on the corner of Newport's High Street and Stafford Street at around 8.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, September 30).
The incident involved a blaze in the ground-floor kitchen, with firefighters wearing breathing equipment to get inside the building and deal with the fire.
Two main jets and two hose reel jets were required, with police also attending due to the scale of the incident.
Telford's Amber Watch Wellington posted an update about the fire on its social media shortly after 11pm, saying: "Amber Watch currently in attendance at an ongoing job in Newport along with colleagues from Tweedale Fire Station, Green Watch Telford Central, Green Watch Wellington, Albrighton, and Newport Fire Station.
"Numerous firefighters have been committed wearing BA (breathing apparatus) to fight a fire located in the ground floor kitchen."
The incident was declared over at around 12.47am.
