'Squirrel chewing on cable' blamed for large field fire in Shrewsbury
Two fire crews worked to stop the fire from spreading
A squirrel chewing on a power cable has been blamed for a large fire on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the incident in Hencote Lane, off Ellesmere Road, at 6.55pm on Friday (August 7).
Crews from Shrewsbury and Minsterley plus an incident support unit attended and found a 20-metre-by-20-metre area of vegetation and a hedge alight underneath a power line.
They used a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze; a National Grid worker attended to confirm the power line was isolated.
The fire service’s log of the incident said the fire was “believed to be caused by [a] squirrel chewing on cable”.
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