Firefighters sent to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for bin fire caused by cigarette
Published 24th Aug 2026, 06:00 BST
Crews dowsed the contents of the bin as a precaution
Two fire engines were sent out to a hospital after a bin fire was caused by a discarded cigarette.
The incident happened at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury at around 7.47pm yesterday (Saturday, August 22).
A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Small fire in a waste bin caused by a discarded cigarette. Fire extinguished prior to fire service arrival, however as precaution bin contents were dowsed using one hose reel jet.”
Fire engines were sent to the scene from Shrewsbury.
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