Firefighters rush to farm rural village near Wem after tractor blaze inside barn

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Firefighters rushed to a farm in a rural village near Wem after a tractor caught fire inside a barn.

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 12.01pm reporting a fire at a farm in Aston.

Crews from Prees, Wellington and Wem fire stations attended the scene. 

A fire service spokesperson said one tractor was alight inside a barn. The fire did not spread to any other vehicles or buildings, and no injuries were reported.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.

The fire was brought under control and firefighters were finished at the scene at around 12.52pm. 

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