Shropshire Star

Smoky brazier on Telford housing estate sparks call to the fire service

A garden brazier produced so much smoke in a part of Telford that a concerned call was made to the fire service.

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One fire appliance was sent from Telford Central station to Stafford Road in Oakengates at 11.47am on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said there had been a report of a "large amount of smoke in the area."

And they put it down to a false alarm with good intent.

"This was due to garden brazier in a housing estate area," said the spokesperson.

The fire service stop message was sent at 12.18pm.