Firefighters called as bonfire gets out of control in Ludlow

Crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and drag rakes.

A fire engine had to be called after a bonfire got out of control at a Ludlow address.

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze at Rocks Green just after 7.30pm yesterday (April 29).

A spokesperson for the fire service said crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and drag rakes, and used a thermal imaging camera to check for any remaining hotspots.

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