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Firefighters tackle blazing dumped mattress in Wellington

Firefighters rushed to put out a blazing dumped mattress and other waste materials in Wellington.

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A crew was scrambled to land off Haybridge Road at 2.47pm on Saturday to a report of rubbish on fire.

When they arrived they found a 2 sq metre fire with a discarded mattress and other waste materials ablaze.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said the crew used a hosereel jet to put it out.

It was declared over nearly 15 minutes later at 3.03pm.

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