Fire crews report busy day with outdoor fires in Shropshire

There have been 15 fire incidents reported so far in Shropshire today (August 10).

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were busy tackling blazes all across the county, and this included a stubble fire which broke out in Shrewsbury.

This particular stubble fire was reported at 3.44 pm on Battlefield road in Shrewsbury, and there were scenes of about 60 sq. metres of fire.

Two fire trucks rushed to the scene and beaters, hosereel jet and thermal imaging camera were all used to extinguish the fire.

In a statement Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service described the incident as having “involved approximately 60 sq. metres of fire including undergrowth and hedgerow.”

Elsewhere in the county, in Telford, one hedge was reported to get caught in a fire at an incident reported at 3.31pm.

This incident took place Lancaster Avenue, Dawley in Telford.

One fire truck was sent, and the equipment used for this blaze included a hosereel jet and thermal imaging camera.

In Ellesmere, a stubble field was set alight, prompting the fire service to deploy two trucks.

The fire service said the incident “involved approximately 100 metres by 100 metres of stubble field alight.”

This incident took place on Crosmere, Cockshutt, Ellesmere.